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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Holbrook

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).
Holbrook has the most expensive homes ($465k 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.

MeasureWindsor LocksKillinglyHolbrook
People
Population
12,579
17,867Highest
11,380Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+5.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.8±3.2Highest
10% above U.S.
Holbrook 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
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Holbrook 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%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.1%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Holbrook 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%
34.6%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%
5.1%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
about the U.S. average
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$115,210±$14kHighest
43% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$465,400±$21kHighest
40% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,094±$423
23% below U.S.
Windsor Locks and Holbrook 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.
$6,105Highest
96% 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%
47.8%±18.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Holbrook 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%
7.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1957Lowest
23 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
38 minHighest
44% above U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Holbrook 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 #234 of 282 in MA
School district Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Holbrook
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School Holbrook Middle High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
11.1
14.3Highest
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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.