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Killingly vs Coventry vs Pascoag

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).
Coventry has the most homeowners (82%).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyCoventryPascoag
People
Population
17,867
35,907Highest
4,410Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
39.1±3.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.7%±6.9
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Pascoag 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%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Pascoag 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%
31.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±1.1Lowest
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.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$121,369±$34kHighest
50% above U.S.
Pascoag 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.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$365,000±$47kHighest
10% above U.S.
Pascoag and Coventry 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.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,319±$444Highest
7% below U.S.
Pascoag 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.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
$4,395
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±27.4Lowest
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%
7.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1953Lowest
27 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.4%±4.7Lowest
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 Coventry —
High school in town Killingly High School Coventry High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
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.