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Kent vs Killingly vs Cornwall Bridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kent has the most expensive homes ($471k median).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Cornwall Bridge has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
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 | Kent | Killingly | Cornwall Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,056 |
17,867Highest |
248Lowest |
| Median age | 55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
50.4±11.4 23% above CT |
| Kent and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.2%±11.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Cornwall Bridge and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25%±11.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Kent and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±6.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Kent and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,064±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
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| Kent and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$371,100±$64k about the CT average |
| Kent and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,044±$141Highest 30% below CT |
$911±$105 39% below CT |
| Killingly and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,520Highest 32% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,107 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
89.3%±61Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Cornwall Bridge and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
19%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
71.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
35 minHighest 31% above CT |
| Work from home | 21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
19.8%±15.7 CT: 16% |
| Kent and Cornwall Bridge 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 | #20 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Kent School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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CT 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.