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Georgetown vs Mendon 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

Georgetown has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Mendon has the most homeowners (86.9%).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k 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.

MeasureGeorgetownMendonKillingly
People
Population
8,474
6,325Lowest
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.8±3.5
10% above U.S.
44.1±4.4Highest
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Mendon and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.5%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.8%±6.2
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Georgetown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.5%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
56.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.8%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Mendon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$151,595±$23kHighest
88% above U.S.
$132,256±$33k
64% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
Georgetown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$651,200±$23kHighest
96% above U.S.
$616,000±$37k
85% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
Georgetown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,223±$506Highest
57% above U.S.
$1,840±$196
30% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Georgetown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,272Highest
133% above U.S.
$7,213
131% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.7%±22.5
U.S.: 51.1%
78.7%±26Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
30 min
14% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
20.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.1%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Georgetown and Mendon 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 #140 of 282 in MA #210 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT
School district Georgetown Mendon-Upton Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Georgetown High School None in town Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.3Lowest
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11.1Highest
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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.