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Brooklyn vs Killingly vs Warren

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).

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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.

MeasureBrooklynKillinglyWarren
People
Population
8,517
17,867Highest
5,009Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-3.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
38.7±7.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
20.6%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Warren and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.6%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$66,082±$6kLowest
18% below U.S.
Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$333,700±$35kHighest
about the U.S. average
Warren and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$98Highest
20% below U.S.
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$890±$174Lowest
37% below U.S.
Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,538Highest
45% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,530
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.5%±19.3
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29.7%±18.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
6% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
10.7%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Brooklyn 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 #113 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #165 of 282 in MA
School district Brooklyn School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Quaboag Regional
High school in town None in town Killingly High School Quaboag Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
10.0Lowest
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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.