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Killingly vs Windsor vs Ashfield

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 affordable homes ($289k median).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
Ashfield has the oldest population (median age 58.6).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWindsorAshfield
People
Population
17,867Highest
1,065Lowest
1,893
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.8±6.4
15% above U.S.
58.6±3.4Highest
51% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.8%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
12.4%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
33.7%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
52%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Windsor 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
4% above U.S.
$115,563±$10kHighest
43% above U.S.
$80,833±$16kLowest
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$389,700±$32k
17% above U.S.
$400,600±$30kHighest
20% above U.S.
Ashfield and Windsor 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.
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$1,100±$200Highest
22% below U.S.
Ashfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,867Lowest
24% above U.S.
$5,197Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
62.5%±34Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ashfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1970Highest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
30 min
13% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
24%±6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ashfield and Windsor 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 — —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Mohawk Trail
High school in town Killingly High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.