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Killingly vs Colebrook vs Coventry

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 affordable homes ($289k median).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyColebrookCoventry
People
Population
17,867
1,494Lowest
35,907Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
52.1±5Highest
34% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.9%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Coventry 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%
26%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Colebrook 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%
36.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry 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±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$111,250±$17kHighest
38% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
Colebrook and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$342,800±$19k
3% above U.S.
$356,200±$11kHighest
7% above U.S.
Coventry and Colebrook 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.
$1,333±$626Highest
6% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
Colebrook and Coventry 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.
$6,211Highest
99% above U.S.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
42.1%±55Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1960Lowest
20 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 minHighest
29% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
7%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Coventry 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 — #24 of 38 in RI
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Colebrook School District Coventry
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
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12.3Highest
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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.