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Cornwall Bridge vs Killingly vs Canterbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall Bridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Canterbury has the most homeowners (88.7%).

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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.

MeasureCornwall BridgeKillinglyCanterbury
People
Population
248Lowest
17,867Highest
5,124
Median age
50.4±11.4Highest
23% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
48.4±4.5
18% above CT
Cornwall Bridge and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.2%±11.6Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
15%±3.5Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Cornwall Bridge and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25%±11.4
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
25.5%±4.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
Canterbury and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
26.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±6.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
4.4%±2
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$103,198±$6kHighest
8% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,100±$64kHighest
about the CT average
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$334,200±$12k
9% below CT
Cornwall Bridge and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$911±$105Lowest
39% below CT
$1,044±$141Highest
30% below CT
$924±$367
38% below CT
Killingly and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,107
38% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,140Highest
38% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
89.3%±61Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
40%±13Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Cornwall Bridge and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19%Highest
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
4.9%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.8%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
88.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1975Highest
8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
31% above CT
28 minLowest
5% above CT
32 min
20% above CT
Work from home
19.8%±15.7Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
14.7%±5.4
CT: 16%
Cornwall Bridge and Canterbury 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #125 of 149 in CT
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Canterbury School District
High school in town — Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.