Compare towns
Killingly vs Chaplin vs Crystal Lake
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Crystal Lake has the highest household income ($144k).
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 | Chaplin | Crystal Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
2,070 |
2,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +10.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
48.9±7.6Highest 19% above CT |
| Crystal Lake and Chaplin 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% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.5%±7.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Crystal Lake and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Crystal Lake and Chaplin 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 CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
45.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Crystal Lake 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 |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$143,882±$29kHighest 50% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$361,800±$35kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$7,146Highest 8% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
0%±93.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Chaplin 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% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
1.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
91.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
39 minHighest 47% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.5%±10 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Crystal Lake 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 | — | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Parish Hill High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.