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Colchester vs Killingly vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colchester has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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 | Colchester | Killingly | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,648Lowest |
17,867 |
18,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.8Highest 6% above CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% 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% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Colchester and Willimantic 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%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest 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% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,474±$153Highest about the CT average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,063±$68 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,212Highest 6% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±10.4 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Colchester 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% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest 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.