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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Medfield vs Suffield
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 most renters (28.4% rent).
Medfield has the most expensive homes ($815k median).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
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 | Medfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
17,867Highest |
6,849Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +7% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.7±5.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| Medfield and Suffield 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%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Medfield 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% |
19.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Killingly and Medfield 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% |
72.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% 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% |
3.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 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. |
$218,946±$34kHighest 171% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$815,300±$46kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$2,014±$531Highest 43% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
| Medfield and Suffield 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. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% 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%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield 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% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.8%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #26 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Killingly High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
— | 10.9 |
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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.