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Killingly vs Orange vs East Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureKillinglyOrangeEast Windsor
People
Population
17,867Highest
14,315
11,213Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.3%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
45.6±2.4
11% above CT
45.9±5.4Highest
12% above CT
East Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
22.9%±2.5Highest
CT: 20.2%
15.9%±3.6Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Orange and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
23%±2.7Highest
CT: 18.5%
21.9%±3.5
CT: 18.5%
Orange and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
59.4%Highest
CT: 42.5%
41.1%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.5%±2
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±2.2Highest
CT: 7.1%
East Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$142,325±$10kHighest
49% above CT
$96,250±$14k
about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$491,500±$17kHighest
34% above CT
$277,100±$26kLowest
24% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$2,172±$161Highest
46% above CT
$1,459±$145
about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$8,988Highest
35% above CT
$4,873
27% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
64%±12.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
30.4%±13.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Orange and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
3.9%Lowest
CT: 10%
7.2%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
89.2%Highest
CT: 66.5%
69.9%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1964Lowest
3 yrs older than CT
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
28 min
4% above CT
22 minLowest
15% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
15.6%±2.9
CT: 16%
19.6%±5.5Highest
CT: 16%
East Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #38 of 149 in CT #129 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — East Windsor School District
High school in town Killingly High School — East Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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9.6Lowest
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CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.