Compare towns
Killingly vs Baltic vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
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 | Baltic | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
1,157Lowest |
2,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3 CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Voluntown 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 12% below CT |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT |
| Voluntown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT |
$1,166±$191 22% below CT |
| Baltic and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922 41% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,955Highest 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Voluntown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Voluntown 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 | — | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Voluntown School District |
| High school 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.