What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colchester has the most people working from home (18.4%).

Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Colchester	Killingly
People
Population	15,648Lowest	17,867Highest
Median age	43.5±3.8Highest 6% above CT	39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT
	Colchester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colchester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.3%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Colchester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	49.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Killingly and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT	$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average	$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,474±$153Highest about the CT average	$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,212Highest 6% below CT	$3,922Lowest 41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.4%±10.4Highest CT: 52.6%	42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Colchester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.9%Lowest CT: 10%	11.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	28 minLowest 5% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16%	11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#64 of 149 in CT	#136 of 149 in CT
School district	Colchester School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town	Bacon Academy	Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	11.1Highest
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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.