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Danielson vs East Brooklyn vs Hampton vs Killingly

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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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.

MeasureDanielsonEast BrooklynHamptonKillingly
People
Population
4,209
2,377
1,647Lowest
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Lowest
CT: +0.9%
+34.6%Highest
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
46.2±12.2
12% above CT
51.5±5.3Highest
25% above CT
39.5±3
4% below CT
Hampton and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±6.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20%±5.7Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.7%±5.3
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+
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
15%±4.7
CT: 18.5%
26.1%±2.1Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%
CT: 42.5%
29.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7
CT: 7.1%
1.9%±1.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
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
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
$73,698±$29k
23% below CT
$109,167±$19kHighest
14% above CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
Hampton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$295,400±$63k
19% below CT
$295,800±$27kHighest
19% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Hampton and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194
17% below CT
$1,061±$474
29% below CT
$1,285±$288Highest
14% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Hampton and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,009
40% below CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
$4,364Highest
34% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1
CT: 52.6%
52.5%±51.5Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Hampton and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
5.7%
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%
CT: 66.5%
90%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1973
6 yrs newer than CT
1980Highest
13 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
7% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
29 minHighest
9% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
Work from home
6.6%±5.3
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
17.7%±5.1Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
Hampton and Killingly 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
School district — — Hampton 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.