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Cromwell vs Killingly vs Columbia
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Columbia has the oldest population (median age 51.3).
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 | Cromwell | Killingly | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,334 |
17,867Highest |
5,300Lowest |
| Median age | 43.5±2.5 6% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Columbia and Cromwell 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%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Cromwell 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% |
24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Columbia 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% |
34.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest 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 |
$127,000±$30kHighest 33% above CT |
| Columbia 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 |
$361,500±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Columbia and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$154Highest 9% above CT |
$1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,137Highest 8% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,228 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Cromwell and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
21.6%±6Highest CT: 16% |
| Columbia and Cromwell 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 | #114 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Cromwell School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Columbia School District |
| High school in town | Cromwell High School | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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.