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Killingly vs Ashburnham vs Bozrah

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Ashburnham has the most people working from home (16%).
Bozrah has the oldest population (median age 46.4).

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.

MeasureKillinglyAshburnhamBozrah
People
Population
17,867Highest
6,415
2,293Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.7±6.3
5% above U.S.
46.4±7.4Highest
19% above U.S.
Bozrah and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±5
U.S.: 22%
Ashburnham and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ashburnham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$118,809±$11kHighest
47% above U.S.
$108,516±$11k
34% above U.S.
Ashburnham and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$390,700±$34kHighest
17% above U.S.
$311,200±$26k
6% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,807±$1kHighest
28% above U.S.
$1,426±$108
about the U.S. average
Ashburnham and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,046Highest
94% above U.S.
$4,438
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.2%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Ashburnham and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
16%±7.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.5%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ashburnham and Killingly 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 #136 of 149 in CT #178 of 282 in MA —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Ashburnham-Westminster Bozrah School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.