Compare towns
Killingly vs Prospect vs Thompson vs Windsor Locks
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 most renters (28.4% rent).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Thompson has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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.
| Measure | Killingly | Prospect | Thompson | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
9,458 |
9,337Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.4%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly 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 12% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$93,629±$18k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Prospect and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$291,900±$24k 20% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Prospect 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 41% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,822 42% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
54%±18.7 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Thompson 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.9% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.3% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.1%±4.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Thompson 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #130 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 16 | Thompson School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 7.9Lowest |
8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.