What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

Killingly has the most expensive homes ($289k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windsor Locks	Killingly
People
Population	12,579Lowest	17,867Highest
Median age	41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average	39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Killingly 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 15% below CT	$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT
	Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT	$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT	$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT	$3,922Highest 41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%	42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.9%Lowest CT: 10%	11.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	28 minHighest 5% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#109 of 149 in CT	#136 of 149 in CT
School district	Windsor Locks School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town	Windsor Locks High School	Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9Lowest	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.