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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Northfield
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).
Northfield has the most expensive homes ($376k 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.
| Measure | Windsor Locks | Killingly | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
17,867Highest |
2,872Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.9±4.2Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Windsor Locks 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%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Northfield 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%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% |
4.4%±3Lowest 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. |
$103,375±$10kHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$375,800±$31kHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,142±$200 19% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Northfield 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. |
$4,594Highest 47% 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% |
49.2%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Northfield 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% |
6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.5%±10.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Northfield 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 | #231 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Pioneer Valley |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Killingly High School | Pioneer Valley Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
10.7 |
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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.