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Brookfield vs Killingly vs Thomaston
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 most expensive homes ($480k median).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Thomaston has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706 |
17,867Highest |
7,492Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
| Brookfield and Thomaston 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%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Brookfield 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% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Thomaston and Killingly 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 |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,915 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brookfield 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Killingly High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.1 |
10.7Lowest |
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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.