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Killingly vs Pomfret vs Windsor Locks vs Windsor

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).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyPomfretWindsor LocksWindsor
People
Population
17,867Highest
4,317
12,579
1,065Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — — —
-7.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
44.8±6.4
15% above U.S.
Pomfret and Windsor 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%
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
15.8%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret 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%
17.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
18.6%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and 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
U.S.: 35.7%
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
41.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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.
$108,476±$8k
34% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
$115,563±$10kHighest
43% above U.S.
Windsor and Pomfret 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.
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$389,700±$32k
17% above U.S.
Pomfret and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
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Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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.
$5,903Highest
89% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$3,867
24% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret and Windsor Locks 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%
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1970
10 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
24 min
11% below U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor 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 #39 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Pomfret School District Windsor Locks School District —
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Windsor Locks High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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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.