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Uxbridge vs Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Douglas

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgeWindsor LocksKillinglyDouglas
People
Population
14,473
12,579
17,867Highest
9,207Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44±2.6Highest
13% above U.S.
Douglas and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Douglas and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
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+
38%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
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
$124,725±$7k
54% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$152,267±$10kHighest
89% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$470,600±$29kHighest
41% above U.S.
Douglas and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,503±$697
6% above U.S.
Uxbridge and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836
87% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$6,338Highest
103% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
33.9%±17.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 min
28% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.9%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Douglas and Windsor Locks 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 #183 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #177 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Douglas
High school in town Uxbridge High Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School Douglas High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Highest
8.9
11.1
7.2Lowest
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U.S. 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.