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East Brooklyn vs Killingly vs Scituate

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).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($449k median).

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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 BrooklynKillinglyScituate
People
Population
2,377Lowest
17,867Highest
10,517
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.2±12.2
19% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
49.9±4Highest
28% above U.S.
Scituate 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%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
14.9%±3.3Lowest
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+
15%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Scituate 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%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Scituate 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.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$112,315±$23kHighest
39% above U.S.
Scituate and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$295,400±$63k
11% below U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$449,300±$26kHighest
35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,061±$474
25% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,489±$251Highest
5% above U.S.
Scituate 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.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$5,265Highest
69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±35.1
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59.6%±25.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Scituate 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%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Scituate 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #17 of 38 in RI
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Scituate
High school in town — Killingly High School Scituate High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
10.8Lowest
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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.