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Kent vs Killingly vs Lyme
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Lyme has the highest household income ($135k).
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 | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,056 |
17,867Highest |
2,303Lowest |
| Median age | 55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
55.6±3.3 35% above CT |
| Kent and Lyme 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%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±6.5 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.5% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest 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±$16k about the CT average |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,900±$78k 28% above CT |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
| Lyme and Kent 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±$141 30% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
| Lyme and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,520 32% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 21.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Kent 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 | Regional School District 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.