Compare towns
Redding vs Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Bethel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Bethel has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Redding | Windsor Locks | Killingly | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
12,579 |
17,867 |
20,796Highest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
42.8±2.6 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethel and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$116,541±$7k 22% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$434,600±$16k 18% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,640±$142 10% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$8,165 23% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±11.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.5%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #100 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Bethel School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Windsor Locks High School | Killingly High School | Bethel High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
8.9Lowest |
11.1 |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.