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Jamestown vs Killingly vs Newport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jamestown has the highest household income ($141k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Newport has the most renters (50.2% rent).
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 | Jamestown | Killingly | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,534Lowest |
17,867 |
24,874Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.2±2.6Highest 50% above U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
37.2±2Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 69.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
12.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,625±$42kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$86,313±$4k 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,400±$59kHighest 153% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$746,900±$44k 124% above U.S. |
| Jamestown and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$916 15% above U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,698±$92Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Newport and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,047 62% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,264Highest 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.8%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newport and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
49.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.6%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jamestown and Newport 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 | #2 of 38 in RI | #136 of 149 in CT | #34 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Jamestown | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Newport |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | Rogers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.