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Windham vs Killingly vs Baltic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% 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 | Windham | Killingly | Baltic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
17,867 |
1,157Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
39.5±3Highest 4% below CT |
37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
| Killingly and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
| Killingly and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT |
| Baltic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Highest 30% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #143 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Killingly High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
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.