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Woodbridge 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

Woodbridge has the most expensive homes ($588k median).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureWoodbridgeKillinglyWindsor
People
Population
9,073Lowest
17,867
29,468Highest
Median age
48.7±2.3Highest
18% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
43.7±1.9
6% above CT
Kids under 18
24.7%±4.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Woodbridge and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±3.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
20%±2
CT: 18.5%
Woodbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
71.7%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
43.2%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3Highest
CT: 7.1%
Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$188,750±$34kHighest
97% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$104,725±$8k
9% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$588,100±$40kHighest
60% above CT
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$305,200±$11k
17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,808±$110Highest
22% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,681±$62
13% above CT
Woodbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 51% above CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,351
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.1%±23.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
Woodbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.4%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Lowest
same as CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1970Highest
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
7% below CT
28 minHighest
5% above CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
Work from home
17.2%±5.5Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2
CT: 16%
Woodbridge 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 #16 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge 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 Amity Regional High School Killingly High School Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
11.1Highest
10.2Lowest
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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.