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Pomfret vs Windsor Locks vs Danielson vs Killingly

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).

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.

MeasurePomfretWindsor LocksDanielsonKillingly
People
Population
4,317
12,579
4,209Lowest
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%Lowest
CT: +0.9%
+2.6%Highest
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
45.9±3.7Highest
12% above CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
39.5±3
4% below CT
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
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±6.1
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
Pomfret and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±4.5
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
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
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Danielson 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
13% above CT
$81,205±$13k
15% below CT
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$409,100±$28kHighest
12% above CT
$258,800±$14k
29% below CT
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,210±$300
19% below CT
$1,394±$187Highest
6% below CT
$1,235±$194
17% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Windsor Locks and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,903Highest
11% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$4,009
40% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±15.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8
CT: 52.6%
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
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
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.5%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
1961
6 yrs older than CT
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
28 minHighest
7% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
Work from home
13.2%±5.2
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
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 #109 of 149 in CT — #136 of 149 in CT
School district Pomfret School District — — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None 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 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.