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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Enfield vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

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).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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.

MeasureWindsor LocksKillinglyEnfieldWindsor
People
Population
12,579Lowest
17,867
41,090Highest
29,468
Median age
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
40.7±1.9
about the CT average
43.7±1.9Highest
6% above CT
Windsor and Windsor Locks 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%
18.9%±1.7
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
18%±1.2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
20%±2Highest
CT: 18.5%
Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
31.8%
CT: 42.5%
43.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±0.8Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3Highest
CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$90,404±$5k
6% below CT
$104,725±$8kHighest
9% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14k
29% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$252,900±$7kLowest
31% below CT
$305,200±$11kHighest
17% below CT
Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,574±$83
6% above CT
$1,681±$62Highest
13% above CT
Windsor and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$5,360Highest
19% below CT
$5,351
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
46.7%±6.7
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.9%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
8.3%
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
75.7%
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1963
4 yrs older than CT
1970Highest
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
17% below CT
28 minHighest
5% above CT
24 min
11% below CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
14.5%±2.5
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2
CT: 16%
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 #136 of 149 in CT #123 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School Enfield High School Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
11.1
13.5Highest
10.2
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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.