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Brooklyn vs Warwick vs Killingly vs Griswold

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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).

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.

MeasureBrooklynWarwickKillinglyGriswold
People
Population
8,517
776Lowest
17,867Highest
11,530
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
Median age
45.6±2.5
17% above U.S.
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.1±3.9
24% above U.S.
Warwick and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$78,719±$11kLowest
about the U.S. average
Brooklyn and Warwick 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.
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$275,900±$42kLowest
17% below U.S.
Warwick and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,177±$65
17% below U.S.
Warwick and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,538
45% above U.S.
$4,380
40% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,628Highest
48% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.5%±19.3
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
57.5%±15.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Griswold and Killingly 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%
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 min
17% above U.S.
Work from home
10.7%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
9%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #113 of 149 in CT — #136 of 149 in CT #118 of 149 in CT
School district Brooklyn School District Warwick Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Griswold School District
High school in town None in town None in town Killingly High School Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.1Lowest
11.5Highest
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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.