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Killingly vs Ashby vs Webster vs Montville
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Ashby has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Montville has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Killingly | Ashby | Webster | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867 |
3,211Lowest |
17,748 |
17,950Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.5±3Highest 30% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
42.8±4.1 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Webster 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% |
21.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ashby 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% |
43.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Montville and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$115,598±$9kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$96,454±$11k 19% above U.S. |
| Ashby and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$390,500±$30kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$285,600±$13kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Ashby and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,200±$484 15% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,187±$99 16% below U.S. |
| Webster and Ashby 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. |
$6,034Highest 93% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
$4,565 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±53.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Killingly 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% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashby 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 | #200 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | North Middlesex | Webster | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Bartlett High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
— | 11.6Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.