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Danielson vs Glocester vs Killingly vs Pomfret

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).

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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.

MeasureDanielsonGlocesterKillinglyPomfret
People
Population
4,209Lowest
10,221
17,867Highest
4,317
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
45.9±3.7
18% above U.S.
Glocester and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Pomfret 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
21% below U.S.
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$108,476±$8k
34% above U.S.
Glocester and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$396,500±$28k
19% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
Pomfret and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
Glocester and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$5,248
68% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,903Highest
89% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±15.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
8% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Pomfret and Glocester 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 — #12 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #39 of 149 in CT
School district — Foster-Glocester · Glocester Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Pomfret School District
High school in town — Ponaganset High School Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8Highest
11.1Lowest
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U.S. 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.