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East Brooklyn vs Glocester vs Killingly

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Glocester has the highest household income ($114k).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).

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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.

MeasureEast BrooklynGlocesterKillingly
People
Population
2,377Lowest
10,221
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
46.2±12.2
19% above U.S.
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Glocester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
East Brooklyn and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,698±$29kLowest
9% below U.S.
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$295,400±$63k
11% below U.S.
$396,500±$28kHighest
19% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,061±$474
25% below U.S.
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Glocester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,747Lowest
20% above U.S.
$5,248Highest
68% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±35.1
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Glocester 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 — #12 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT
School district — Foster-Glocester · Glocester Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town — Ponaganset High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8Highest
11.1Lowest
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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.