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Cornwall vs Killingly vs Danielson

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%).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).

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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.

MeasureCornwallKillinglyDanielson
People
Population
1,425Lowest
17,867Highest
4,209
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+2.6%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
53.9±5.1Highest
31% above CT
39.5±3
4% below CT
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
Kids under 18
14.9%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±6.1
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Danielson 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%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
Danielson and Killingly 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
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$554,600±$106kHighest
51% above CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,047±$121
30% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,235±$194Highest
17% below CT
Danielson 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
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,009
40% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.8%±31.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
Cornwall and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959
8 yrs older than CT
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above CT
28 minLowest
5% above CT
28 min
7% above CT
Work from home
32.4%±13.6Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
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
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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.