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Derby vs Killingly vs Pascoag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
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.
| Measure | Derby | Killingly | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,487 |
17,867Highest |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3.1Highest 19% above U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Derby and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Derby and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,500±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$21kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$365,000±$47kHighest 10% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$95Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,319±$444 7% below U.S. |
| Derby and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,510Highest 77% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,395 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±12.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Derby and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Derby 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Derby School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — |
| High school in town | Derby High School | Killingly High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.