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Cornwall vs East Brooklyn vs Killingly

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).

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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.

MeasureCornwallEast BrooklynKillingly
People
Population
1,425Lowest
2,377
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+34.6%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
53.9±5.1Highest
31% above CT
46.2±12.2
12% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
Cornwall and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.9%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20%±5.7Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
East Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.4%±2.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
15%±4.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±3
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,864±$34kHighest
35% above CT
$73,698±$29kLowest
23% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$554,600±$106kHighest
51% above CT
$295,400±$63k
19% below CT
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,047±$121
30% below CT
$1,061±$474Highest
29% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
East Brooklyn and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,792Highest
13% below CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.8%±31.9
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
East Brooklyn and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
CT: 10%
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959Lowest
8 yrs older than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
28 min
5% above CT
Work from home
32.4%±13.6Highest
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #136 of 149 in CT
School district Cornwall School District — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None in town — Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.1
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.