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Brookfield vs Killingly vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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 | Brookfield | Killingly | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706 |
17,867Highest |
6,147Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
| Brookfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183 27% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,534 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Beacon Falls and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
28 minLowest 5% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Brookfield 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Killingly High School | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.1Lowest |
11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.