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Williamsburg vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks vs Goshen

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Williamsburg has the most people working from home (26.5%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Goshen has the oldest population (median age 58).

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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.

MeasureWilliamsburgKillinglyWindsor LocksGoshen
People
Population
2,694
17,867Highest
12,579
915Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-8.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±2.4
29% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
58±5.8Highest
49% above U.S.
Goshen and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±4
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
11%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.7%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.4%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
60.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
47.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±3.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Williamsburg and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$104,792±$21kHighest
30% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
$98,906±$10k
23% above U.S.
Williamsburg and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$403,100±$37kHighest
21% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$351,900±$25k
6% above U.S.
Williamsburg and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,420±$228Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$869±$727Lowest
38% below U.S.
Williamsburg and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,761Highest
85% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$5,022
61% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±28Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
60%±66.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Williamsburg and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
4% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
31 minHighest
18% above U.S.
Work from home
26.5%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
19.1%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Williamsburg and Goshen 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT —
School district Williamsburg Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Windsor Locks School District —
High school in town None in town Killingly High School Windsor Locks High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.