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Windsor Locks vs Killingly vs Warwick

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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Warwick has the most expensive homes ($355k 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 LocksKillinglyWarwick
People
Population
12,579Lowest
17,867
83,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.3±1Highest
14% above U.S.
Warwick 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%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.6%±1.1Lowest
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%
21.6%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick 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%
33.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Warwick 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.
$88,708±$6kHighest
10% above U.S.
Warwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$354,600±$5kHighest
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,363±$76
4% below U.S.
Windsor Locks and Warwick 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.
$4,616Highest
48% 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%
53.1%±6.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Warwick 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%
7.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
25 min
7% below U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.4%±1.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #109 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #28 of 38 in RI
School district Windsor Locks School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Warwick
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Killingly High School Pilgrim High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
11.1Highest
10.5
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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.