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Killingly vs Woodbridge vs Windsor Locks 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).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWoodbridgeWindsor LocksBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
9,073
12,579
8,517Lowest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
48.7±2.3Highest
18% above CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
45.6±2.5
11% above CT
Woodbridge and Brooklyn 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%
24.7%±4.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.6%±4.6
CT: 20.2%
Woodbridge 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%
23.5%±3.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Woodbridge 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%
71.7%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
23.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
2.6%±1.3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.7
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±$8k
12% below CT
$188,750±$34kHighest
97% above CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
$96,207±$15k
about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$588,100±$40kHighest
60% above CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
$315,200±$28k
14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,808±$110Highest
22% above CT
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
$1,125±$98
24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
41% below CT
$10,000+Highest
at least 51% above CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$4,538
32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
71.1%±23.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8
CT: 52.6%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Woodbridge and Windsor Locks 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%
2.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
2.3%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
93.1%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
81.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1967
same as CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
25 min
7% below CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
27 min
about the CT average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
17.2%±5.5
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
CT: 16%
Windsor Locks and Woodbridge 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 #16 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District Windsor Locks School District Brooklyn School District
High school in town Killingly High School Amity Regional High School Windsor Locks High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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.