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Killingly vs Franklin vs Hartland
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 most renters (28.4% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Franklin | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
2,004 |
1,840Lowest |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
48.8±4.9Highest 19% above CT |
| Hartland and Franklin 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% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
16%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Hartland 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 CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
39.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Franklin 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 |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
$113,375±$13kHighest 18% above CT |
| Hartland and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
$350,700±$21kHighest 4% below CT |
| Hartland and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
$5,633Highest 15% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4 CT: 52.6% |
0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Franklin 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
4.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
35 minHighest 32% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| 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 | Franklin School District | Hartland School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.