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Carver vs Killingly vs Plympton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Plympton has the highest household income ($127k).
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 | Carver | Killingly | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712 |
17,867Highest |
2,935Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 18% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23k 13% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21k 31% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345Highest 29% above U.S. |
$1,044±$141 26% below U.S. |
$555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455 107% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±40.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Carver 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 | #237 of 282 in MA | #136 of 149 in CT | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Plympton |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.