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Killingly vs Warren vs Windsor Locks vs Pomfret

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Pomfret has the highest household income ($108k).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWarrenWindsor LocksPomfret
People
Population
17,867Highest
5,009
12,579
4,317Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
38.7±7.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
Pomfret and Windsor Locks 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%
20.8%±8
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret and Warren 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%
14.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Windsor Locks 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%
23.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
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.
$66,082±$6kLowest
18% below U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
$108,476±$8kHighest
34% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$333,700±$35k
about the U.S. average
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$890±$174Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
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.
$4,530
45% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$5,903Highest
89% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
29.7%±18.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±15.3Highest
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%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
24 min
11% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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 #165 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT #39 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Quaboag Regional Windsor Locks School District Pomfret School District
High school in town Killingly High School Quaboag Regional High Windsor Locks High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
10.0
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.