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Windsor Locks vs Bourne vs Killingly vs Windsor
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 most affordable homes ($259k median).
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($576k median).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Windsor Locks | Bourne | Killingly | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
20,323 |
17,867 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
52±1.8Highest 34% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±1.9 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bourne 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 | $81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$91,058±$7k 13% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$104,725±$8kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$575,600±$28kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$305,200±$11k 8% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,379±$300 about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,485 44% above U.S. |
$3,922 26% above U.S. |
$5,351Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bourne and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #206 of 282 in MA | #136 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Killingly High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
11.1Highest |
10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.