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Killingly vs Windham vs Woonsocket

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 people working from home (11.1%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWindhamWoonsocket
People
Population
17,867Lowest
23,961
43,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Highest
about the U.S. average
33.7±1.9Lowest
13% below U.S.
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
Killingly and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.1%±2.4
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Windham 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%
14.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
15.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kHighest
4% above U.S.
$55,736±$5kLowest
31% below U.S.
$61,059±$5k
24% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$209,800±$9kLowest
37% below U.S.
$311,000±$15kHighest
7% below U.S.
Woonsocket and Killingly 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.
$1,107±$69
22% below U.S.
$1,161±$48Highest
18% below U.S.
Woonsocket and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,633Highest
49% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
20.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
47.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1956
24 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.1%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #143 of 149 in CT #37 of 38 in RI
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 RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town Killingly High School Windham High School Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
9.8Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.