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Douglas vs Killingly vs Coventry

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 min average).

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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.

MeasureDouglasKillinglyCoventry
People
Population
9,207Lowest
17,867
35,907Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±2.6Highest
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Douglas and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$152,267±$10kHighest
89% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$470,600±$29kHighest
41% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,503±$697Highest
6% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
Douglas and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,338Highest
103% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.9%±17.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
20.9%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #177 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #24 of 38 in RI
School district Douglas Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Coventry
High school in town Douglas High School Killingly High School Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
7.2Lowest
11.1
12.3Highest
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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.