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Killingly vs Clinton vs Winchester

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).
Clinton has the most expensive homes ($387k median).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyClintonWinchester
People
Population
17,867Highest
15,563
10,284Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+13.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
38.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
49.1±6.2Highest
26% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Clinton 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%
14.5%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
27.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6.9%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Clinton 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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$89,781±$10kHighest
11% above U.S.
$66,519±$12kLowest
18% below U.S.
Clinton 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
13% below U.S.
$387,300±$19kHighest
16% above U.S.
$249,500±$17kLowest
25% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,402±$76Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,174±$116
17% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,654
49% above U.S.
$4,780Highest
53% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
40.3%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Winchester 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%
8.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
54.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
65.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1956
24 yrs older than U.S.
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.9%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Clinton 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 #246 of 282 in MA #97 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Clinton Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town Killingly High School Clinton Senior High Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
12.8Highest
9.7Lowest
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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.