Compare towns
Ridgefield vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ridgefield has the most expensive homes ($836k median).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Ridgefield | Killingly | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,109Highest |
17,867 |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 45.1±1.4Highest 10% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Ridgefield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest 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 | $179,219±$12kHighest 87% above CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,026±$200Highest 36% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±12 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 29.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ridgefield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Ridgefield High School | Killingly High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
11.1 |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.