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Killingly vs Woonsocket vs Willington vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Willington has the highest household income ($91k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWoonsocketWillingtonWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867
43,521Highest
5,575Lowest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
37.5±7.2
4% below U.S.
41.4±2.6Highest
6% above U.S.
Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.8%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Killingly 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%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Willington 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%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
14.6%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$91,114±$12kHighest
13% above U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
Willington and Killingly 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.
$311,000±$15kHighest
7% below U.S.
$305,800±$48k
8% below U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Woonsocket and Willington 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.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,357±$116
4% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Willington 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.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
$5,419Highest
74% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
70%±20.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Willington 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
13%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
64%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #37 of 38 in RI #104 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Willington School District Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School Woonsocket High School None in town Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
15.2Highest
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8.9Lowest
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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.