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Killingly vs Enfield vs East Brooklyn

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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
East Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 46.2).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyEnfieldEast Brooklyn
People
Population
17,867
41,090Highest
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+34.6%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
40.7±1.9
about the CT average
46.2±12.2Highest
12% above CT
East Brooklyn and Enfield 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%
18.9%±1.7Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20%±5.7Highest
CT: 20.2%
East Brooklyn 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%
18%±1.2
CT: 18.5%
15%±4.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Killingly and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
31.8%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±0.8
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Enfield 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
12% below CT
$90,404±$5kHighest
6% below CT
$73,698±$29kLowest
23% below CT
Enfield 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
21% below CT
$252,900±$7kLowest
31% below CT
$295,400±$63kHighest
19% below CT
East Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,574±$83Highest
6% above CT
$1,061±$474
29% below CT
Enfield and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
41% below CT
$5,360Highest
19% below CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
46.7%±6.7
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
East Brooklyn and Enfield 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%
8.3%
CT: 10%
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
75.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1963Lowest
4 yrs older than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
24 minLowest
11% below CT
25 min
5% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
14.5%±2.5Highest
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Enfield 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 #123 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District —
High school in town Killingly High School Enfield High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
13.5Highest
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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.