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East Brooklyn vs Killingly vs Webster

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 oldest population (median age 46.2).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% 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.

MeasureEast BrooklynKillinglyWebster
People
Population
2,377Lowest
17,867Highest
12,228
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+6.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.2±12.2Highest
19% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
37.2±2.1Lowest
4% below U.S.
East Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20%±5.7
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and East Brooklyn 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%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Webster 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%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
18.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,698±$29k
9% below U.S.
$84,350±$8kHighest
4% above U.S.
$63,837±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
Killingly and East Brooklyn 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.
$333,100±$14kHighest
about the U.S. average
Webster and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,061±$474
25% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,198±$85Highest
15% below U.S.
Webster and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,747
20% above U.S.
$3,922Highest
26% above U.S.
$3,234Lowest
4% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±35.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.1%±7.4
U.S.: 51.1%
East Brooklyn and Webster 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
45.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
28 min
4% above U.S.
Work from home
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Webster 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 #271 of 282 in MA
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town — Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.