Compare towns
Killingly vs Windsor Locks vs Deep River Center
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Deep River Center has the most people working from home (22%).
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.
| Measure | Killingly | Windsor Locks | Deep River Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
12,579 |
2,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.6%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Deep River Center 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 CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| 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±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
| Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$334,600±$36kHighest 9% below CT |
| Deep River Center 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 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,242±$224 17% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,194Highest 22% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
56.9%±23.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Deep River Center 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
22%±8.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Deep River Center 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 |
8.9Lowest |
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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.