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Windsor Locks vs Quinebaug vs Killingly
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Killingly has the most expensive homes ($289k 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 | Quinebaug | Killingly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
1,193Lowest |
17,867Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
| Quinebaug 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±$14k 29% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
— | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,703 44% below CT |
$3,922Highest 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Windsor Locks 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 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.