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Killingly vs Windsor vs Coventry vs Brooklyn

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).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Coventry has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).

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.

MeasureKillinglyWindsorCoventryBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867
29,468Highest
12,326
8,517Lowest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
43.7±1.9
6% above CT
45.4±3.8
10% above CT
45.6±2.5Highest
11% above CT
Brooklyn and Coventry 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%
19.2%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.9%±3.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
20.6%±4.6
CT: 20.2%
Coventry and Brooklyn 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%
20%±2
CT: 18.5%
20.2%±3.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Coventry and Windsor 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
CT: 42.5%
43.2%
CT: 42.5%
45%Highest
CT: 42.5%
23.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3Highest
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.7
CT: 7.1%
Windsor 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±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$104,725±$8k
9% above CT
$108,213±$5kHighest
13% above CT
$96,207±$15k
about the CT average
Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$305,200±$11k
17% below CT
$330,000±$23kHighest
10% below CT
$315,200±$28k
14% below CT
Coventry and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,681±$62Highest
13% above CT
$1,232±$330
17% below CT
$1,125±$98
24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,351Highest
19% below CT
$5,284
20% below CT
$4,538
32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
62.7%±23.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Coventry and Windsor 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%
6.7%
CT: 10%
5.1%
CT: 10%
2.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.4%
CT: 66.5%
90.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
81.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1970
3 yrs newer than CT
1966Lowest
1 yr older than CT
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
27 min
about the CT average
27 min
about the CT average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2Highest
CT: 16%
15.6%±4.6
CT: 16%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
CT: 16%
Windsor and Coventry 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 #117 of 149 in CT #41 of 149 in CT #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District Coventry School District Brooklyn School District
High school in town Killingly High School Windsor High School Coventry High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
10.2
9.9Lowest
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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.