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Killingly vs Windsor vs Quinebaug
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 renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
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 | Quinebaug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
1,065Lowest |
1,193 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
0%±3.3Lowest 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.3%Lowest 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% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest 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±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$389,700±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141 26% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Highest 26% above U.S. |
$3,867 24% above U.S. |
$3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Killingly 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.