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Killingly vs Windham vs Seymour

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyWindhamSeymour
People
Population
17,867
23,961Highest
16,889Lowest
Median age
39.5±3
4% below CT
33.7±1.9Lowest
18% below CT
41.6±3Highest
about the CT average
Seymour and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
20.1%±2.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.3%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Windham 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
CT: 18.5%
14.3%±1.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
16.8%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Killingly and Seymour 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%
22.7%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
33.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
15.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±2.1
CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$55,736±$5kLowest
42% below CT
$107,708±$15kHighest
12% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$209,800±$9kLowest
43% below CT
$370,000±$19kHighest
about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,107±$69
26% below CT
$1,608±$86Highest
8% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,633
30% below CT
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±8.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±17.3
CT: 52.6%
Windham and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
CT: 10%
20.7%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
47.4%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
74.2%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1956Lowest
11 yrs older than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
24 minLowest
8% below CT
32 minHighest
21% above CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
6.1%±1.7Lowest
CT: 16%
16.4%±3.5Highest
CT: 16%
Seymour and Killingly 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 #143 of 149 in CT #105 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Seymour School District
High school in town Killingly High School Windham High School Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
9.8Lowest
11.8Highest
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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.