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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Hartford
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 expensive homes ($289k median).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
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 | Killingly | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
17,867 |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% 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%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Killingly 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%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% 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±$14k 29% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,269±$25 15% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Hartford 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 |
$4,603Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hartford 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Killingly High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.1 |
15.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.