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Union vs Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Bozrah

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).

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.

MeasureUnionWindsor LocksKillinglyBozrah
People
Population
944Lowest
12,579
17,867Highest
2,293
Median age
49.9±4.3Highest
21% above CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
46.4±7.4
13% above CT
Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.9%±4.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
20.5%±5Highest
CT: 20.2%
Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.5%±2.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
21.8%±3.5
CT: 18.5%
Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
24%
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
32.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±3.3
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
1.9%±1.1Lowest
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
$88,958±$14k
7% below CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$108,516±$11kHighest
13% above CT
Bozrah and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$330,400±$26kHighest
10% below CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$311,200±$26k
15% below CT
Union and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,426±$108Highest
4% below CT
Bozrah and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,793Highest
28% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$4,438
33% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
90%±64.7Highest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
47.2%±12.5
CT: 52.6%
Union and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
11.7%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
87.4%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1969
2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
28 min
5% above CT
29 min
8% above CT
Work from home
9%±3.7
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
7.5%±3.6Lowest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #109 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT —
School district Union School District Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Bozrah School District
High school in town None in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.9Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.