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Bozrah vs Killingly vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Bozrah | Killingly | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,293Lowest |
17,867Highest |
17,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.4Highest 19% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
| Bozrah and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,516±$11kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,200±$26k 6% below U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,426±$108Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,438Highest 42% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bozrah and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killingly and Webster 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 | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bozrah School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Webster |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.