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Danielson vs Ware vs Killingly vs East 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 renters (47% rent).
Ware has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Killingly has the highest household income ($84k).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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.

MeasureDanielsonWareKillinglyEast Brooklyn
People
Population
4,209
10,048
17,867Highest
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
43.1±4.7
11% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
46.2±12.2Highest
19% above U.S.
East Brooklyn and Ware 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%
19.1%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
20%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
20.6%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
15%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Ware 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%
24%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.4%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
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±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$67,475±$15k
16% below U.S.
$84,350±$8kHighest
4% above U.S.
$73,698±$29k
9% below U.S.
Killingly and East Brooklyn 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.
$289,700±$28k
13% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$295,400±$63kHighest
11% below U.S.
East Brooklyn and Ware 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.
$1,043±$109Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,061±$474
25% below U.S.
Danielson and East Brooklyn 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.
$4,237Highest
36% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,747Lowest
20% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
64.3%±16.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±35.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Ware 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
U.S.: 12.5%
11.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1960
20 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ware 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 — #267 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT —
School district — Ware Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town — Ware Junior/Senior High School Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
11.1
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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.