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Baltic vs East Hampton vs Killingly

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
East Hampton has the highest household income ($125k).
Killingly has the shortest commute (28 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.

MeasureBalticEast HamptonKillingly
People
Population
1,157Lowest
12,925
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.1%
CT: +0.9%
— —
Median age
37.8±15.8Lowest
8% below CT
43.6±3.7Highest
6% above CT
39.5±3
4% below CT
East Hampton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.5%±10.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
21.4%±3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
East Hampton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.6%±5.2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
20.8%±2.8Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
East Hampton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.1%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
39%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,958±$47kLowest
28% below CT
$124,577±$11kHighest
30% above CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$196,200±$27kLowest
47% below CT
$349,000±$14kHighest
5% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,247±$141
16% below CT
$1,393±$150Highest
6% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
East Hampton and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,799Lowest
43% below CT
$6,681Highest
about the CT average
$3,922
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29.3%±13.7Lowest
CT: 52.6%
48.7%±16.4Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
East Hampton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.6%Highest
CT: 10%
4%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
85.5%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
29 yrs older than CT
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above CT
30 minHighest
11% above CT
28 minLowest
5% above CT
Work from home
5.2%±4.6Lowest
CT: 16%
12.7%±2.4Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
East Hampton and Killingly 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 — #75 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district — East Hampton School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town — East Hampton High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.3Highest
11.1Lowest
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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.