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Windham vs Killingly vs Prospect
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 most renters (52.6% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
17,867 |
9,458Lowest |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Windham 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%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Prospect 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% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Prospect 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #50 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 | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Killingly High School | None in town |
| 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.