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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs North Haven

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).
North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).

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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 LocksKillinglyNorth Haven
People
Population
12,579Lowest
17,867
24,336Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+0.7%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
45.7±1.3Highest
11% above CT
Kids under 18
18.6%±3.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
21.5%±2.5Highest
CT: 20.2%
North Haven 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
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
22.3%±2.1Highest
CT: 18.5%
North Haven 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%
46.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
4.5%±1.3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
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
15% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$132,689±$7kHighest
39% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$393,200±$15kHighest
7% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,720±$127Highest
16% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$6,964Highest
5% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±10
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and North Haven 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%
4.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
81.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
1964
3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
17% below CT
28 minHighest
5% above CT
22 minLowest
18% below CT
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
14.9%±2.8
CT: 16%
Windsor Locks and North Haven 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 #84 of 149 in CT
School district Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.