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Windsor vs Killingly vs Heath

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 has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorKillinglyHeath
People
Population
1,065
17,867Highest
765Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+2.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4
15% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
53.8±11.9Highest
38% above U.S.
Heath and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
33.6%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
43% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$98,750±$23k
22% above U.S.
Windsor and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kHighest
17% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$295,000±$45k
11% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
24% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,438Highest
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970
10 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
35 min
32% above U.S.
Work from home
21.2%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
31.7%±17.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Heath 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 — #136 of 149 in CT —
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town — Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.