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Killingly vs Pepperell vs Uxbridge vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Pepperell has the most expensive homes ($482k median).
Uxbridge has the highest household income ($125k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

What matters to you?

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.

MeasureKillinglyPepperellUxbridgeWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
11,663Lowest
14,473
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.4±3.3Highest
9% above U.S.
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Pepperell and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
20.1%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Pepperell and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.3
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Pepperell 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
U.S.: 35.7%
43.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
38%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.7%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$124,073±$12k
54% above U.S.
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Uxbridge and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$482,100±$14kHighest
45% above U.S.
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,295±$238
8% below U.S.
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
Uxbridge and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$6,698Highest
115% above U.S.
$5,836
87% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
45.1%±16.1
U.S.: 51.1%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 min
28% above U.S.
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Pepperell and Windsor Locks 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 #153 of 282 in MA #183 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS North Middlesex Uxbridge Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Uxbridge High Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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11.6Highest
8.9Lowest
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U.S. 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.