Compare towns
Winchester vs Killingly vs West Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
West Haven has the most renters (49.4% rent).
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 | Winchester | Killingly | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,284Lowest |
17,867 |
55,351Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | 0% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| West Haven and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$74,382±$5k 22% below CT |
| Killingly and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$291,700±$9kHighest 20% below CT |
| West Haven and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$116 21% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,442±$43Highest 3% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,780 28% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,941Highest 4% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| West Haven and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8% CT: 10% |
11.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.8% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1959 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
23 minLowest 14% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4 CT: 16% |
| Killingly and West Haven 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #120 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | New Haven School District · West Haven School District |
| High school in town | Northwestern Regional High School | Killingly High School | West Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
11.1 |
15.6Highest |
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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.