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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Coventry vs Seymour

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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Coventry has the most homeowners (82%).
Seymour has the highest household income ($108k).

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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 LocksKillinglyCoventrySeymour
People
Population
12,579Lowest
17,867
35,907Highest
16,889
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
Coventry and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Coventry 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%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
33.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Seymour 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
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$107,708±$15kHighest
33% above U.S.
Seymour and Coventry 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.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$370,000±$19kHighest
11% above U.S.
Seymour and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
Seymour and Windsor Locks 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.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$6,635Highest
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Coventry 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%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Seymour 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 #24 of 38 in RI #105 of 149 in CT
School district Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Coventry Seymour School District
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School Coventry High School Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
11.1
12.3Highest
11.8
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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.