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Cromwell vs Killingly vs Clinton vs Coventry

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cromwell has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Clinton has the most expensive homes ($380k median).
Coventry has the most homeowners (90.7%).

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.

MeasureCromwellKillinglyClintonCoventry
People
Population
14,334
17,867Highest
13,377
12,326Lowest
Median age
43.5±2.5
6% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
50.5±3Highest
23% above CT
45.4±3.8
10% above CT
Clinton and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±3.1
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
15.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.9%±3.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22%±3.2
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
24.1%±2.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
20.2%±3.3
CT: 18.5%
Clinton and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
43.6%
CT: 42.5%
45%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.4%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±2
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Cromwell and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$110,596±$10k
15% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$124,824±$14kHighest
30% above CT
$108,213±$5k
13% above CT
Clinton and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$325,200±$22k
11% below CT
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$380,000±$14kHighest
4% above CT
$330,000±$23k
10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,628±$154Highest
9% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,395±$105
6% below CT
$1,232±$330
17% below CT
Cromwell and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,137
8% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$6,151Highest
7% below CT
$5,284
20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±11.9
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
43.5%±14.6
CT: 52.6%
62.7%±23.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
Coventry and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.9%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
5.7%
CT: 10%
5.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.4%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
84.7%
CT: 66.5%
90.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1966Lowest
1 yr older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
11% below CT
28 min
5% above CT
29 minHighest
10% above CT
27 min
about the CT average
Work from home
18.4%±4Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
11.3%±2.1
CT: 16%
15.6%±4.6
CT: 16%
Cromwell and Coventry 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 #69 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #81 of 149 in CT #41 of 149 in CT
School district Cromwell School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Clinton School District Coventry School District
High school in town Cromwell High School Killingly High School The Morgan School Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
11.1Highest
9.7Lowest
9.9
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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.