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Windsor Locks vs Winsted vs Killingly vs Windsor
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%).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Winsted | Killingly | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
6,977Lowest |
17,867 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Winsted and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Windsor 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% |
25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Windsor 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% |
26.8% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,754 43% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Killingly High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.