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Foster vs Killingly vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Foster has the highest household income ($114k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
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 | Foster | Killingly | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,523Lowest |
17,867 |
25,358Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.1±3Highest 21% above U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Foster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Killingly and Foster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,646±$18kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$30kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$335,400±$20k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$556 7% above U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Foster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,135Highest 129% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,727 84% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±25.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mansfield and Foster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 38 in RI | #136 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Foster | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.