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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Burrillville vs East Granby

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 people working from home (17.7%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Burrillville has the oldest population (median age 45.1).
East Granby has the most kids (27.5% under 18).

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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.

MeasureWindsor LocksKillinglyBurrillvilleEast Granby
People
Population
12,579
17,867Highest
16,427
5,238Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.1±4.6Highest
16% above U.S.
42.4±2.3
9% above U.S.
Burrillville and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
27.5%±7Highest
U.S.: 22%
East Granby and Killingly 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%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
21.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
East Granby and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
25%
U.S.: 35.7%
52.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and East Granby 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
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$119,813±$16k
48% above U.S.
$120,938±$24kHighest
50% above U.S.
East Granby and Burrillville 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.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$384,400±$18k
16% above U.S.
$388,000±$29kHighest
17% above U.S.
East Granby and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,206±$251
15% below U.S.
$1,341±$157
5% below U.S.
Windsor Locks and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,667
50% above U.S.
$7,063Highest
126% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
32.1%±14.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.1%±30.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and East Granby 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%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1970
10 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
25 min
5% below U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.5%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±6.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and East Granby 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 #136 of 149 in CT #30 of 38 in RI #56 of 149 in CT
School district Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Burrillville East Granby School District
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School Burrillville High School East Granby High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
11.1
12.0Highest
11.7
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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.