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Danielson vs Killingly vs Woonsocket vs Brooklyn

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 affordable homes ($225k median).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).

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.

MeasureDanielsonKillinglyWoonsocketBrooklyn
People
Population
4,209Lowest
17,867
43,521Highest
8,517
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Brooklyn 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%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Brooklyn 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%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
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±$15k
21% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
Brooklyn 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
32% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
$315,200±$28kHighest
5% below U.S.
Brooklyn and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
Danielson and Woonsocket 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.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
$4,538Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Danielson 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%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
8% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Brooklyn 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 #37 of 38 in RI #113 of 149 in CT
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Brooklyn School District
High school in town — Killingly High School Woonsocket High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.