What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingworth has the highest household income ($141k).

Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Killingworth	Windsor Locks
People
Population	6,240Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Killingworth and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,394±$187 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,550Highest about the CT average	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 10% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Windsor Locks 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	#29 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 17	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	None in town	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.