Compare towns
Redding vs Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Weston
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 oldest population (median age 52).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($997k 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.
| Measure | Redding | Windsor Locks | Killingly | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,780Lowest |
12,579 |
17,867Highest |
10,396 |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
45.7±2.7 11% 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% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1% CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest 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% |
5.3%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $186,060±$15k 94% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33k 93% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Weston and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 36% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Weston and Redding 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 | #14 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #5 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 | Weston School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Windsor Locks High School | Killingly High School | Weston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
8.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
10.8 |
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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.