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Danielson vs East Brooklyn vs Killingly vs Redding

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).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).

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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.

MeasureDanielsonEast BrooklynKillinglyRedding
People
Population
4,209
2,377Lowest
17,867Highest
8,780
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
39.5±3
4% below CT
52±2Highest
27% above CT
Redding 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%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
19.1%±2.8
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%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
26.4%±3.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
72.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
3.8%±1.8
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
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$186,060±$15kHighest
94% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$295,400±$63k
19% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$706,300±$33kHighest
93% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194
17% below CT
$1,061±$474
29% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$2,101±$304Highest
41% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,009
40% below CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$10,000+Highest
at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
64.9%±19.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
Redding 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%
11.4%
CT: 10%
4%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1972
5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
7% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
28 min
5% above CT
36 minHighest
36% above CT
Work from home
6.6%±5.3
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
32.5%±4.9Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #136 of 149 in CT #14 of 149 in CT
School district — — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Redding School District · Regional School District 09
High school in town — — Killingly High School Joel Barlow High School
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.