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Pomfret vs Webster vs Windsor Locks vs Killingly

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pomfret has the highest household income ($108k).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
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.

MeasurePomfretWebsterWindsor LocksKillingly
People
Population
4,317Lowest
12,228
12,579
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
Median age
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
37.2±2.1Lowest
4% below U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
Pomfret and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly 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+
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
18.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,476±$8kHighest
34% above U.S.
$63,837±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
$333,100±$14k
about the U.S. average
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
$1,198±$85
15% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Windsor Locks and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,903Highest
89% above U.S.
$3,234Lowest
4% above U.S.
$3,688
18% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.1%±7.4
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
45.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below U.S.
28 min
4% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
13.2%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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 #39 of 149 in CT #271 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Pomfret School District — Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None in town — Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.9Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.