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Killingly vs Windsor Locks vs Warren
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 Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Warren has the highest household income ($135k).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
12,579 |
1,415Lowest |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest 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% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Warren 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% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and Windsor Locks 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 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Highest 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,769 43% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Warren 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% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Warren 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 | Regional School District 20 |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| 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.