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Killingly vs Bolton vs Montville
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 renters (28.4% rent).
Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Montville has the most affordable homes ($286k 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 | Bolton | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
4,853Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
43.7±3.3Highest 6% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Bolton and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bolton and Killingly 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% |
19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Bolton and Montville 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 12% below CT |
$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Bolton 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 21% below CT |
$367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
$285,600±$13kLowest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,127±$55 24% below CT |
$1,187±$99Highest 20% below CT |
| Montville and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$8,091Highest 22% above CT |
$4,565 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #79 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Bolton School District | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Bolton High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
7.4Lowest |
9.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.