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Killingly vs Wilmot 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).
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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MeasureKillinglyWilmotWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
1,487Lowest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
53±2.4Highest
36% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilmot and Killingly 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%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
4% above U.S.
$117,759±$15kHighest
46% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$399,600±$43kHighest
20% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,125±$289
20% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Wilmot 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.
$6,651Highest
113% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
41.1%±41.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks 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
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Wilmot 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 — #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School — 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.