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Dighton vs Killingly vs Taunton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dighton has the highest household income ($137k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Taunton has the most renters (37.9% rent).
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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.
| Measure | Dighton | Killingly | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
17,867 |
60,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Highest 10% above U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
38.9±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dighton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Taunton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Killingly and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,646±$19kHighest 69% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$79,283±$7kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$422,800±$9k 27% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,324±$86 6% below U.S. |
| Dighton and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452Highest 107% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,344 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Taunton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
13%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killingly and Dighton 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 | #85 of 282 in MA | #136 of 149 in CT | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Killingly High School | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
11.1Lowest |
16.6Highest |
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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.