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Killingly vs Georgetown vs Edgartown vs Plainfield

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 renters (28.4% rent).
Georgetown has the highest household income ($152k).
Edgartown has the most expensive homes ($1199k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).

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.

MeasureKillinglyGeorgetownEdgartownPlainfield
People
Population
17,867Highest
8,474
5,278Lowest
15,141
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+27.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
42.8±3.5
10% above U.S.
51.9±8.6Highest
33% above U.S.
37±4.5Lowest
5% below U.S.
Edgartown and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
10%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±2.6
U.S.: 22%
Georgetown 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
U.S.: 17.2%
18.5%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±8.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.6%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Edgartown 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
56.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
56.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
15%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Plainfield 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.
$151,595±$23kHighest
88% above U.S.
$125,236±$33k
55% above U.S.
$76,993±$8kLowest
5% below U.S.
Georgetown and Edgartown 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.
$651,200±$23k
96% above U.S.
$1,199,300±$262kHighest
260% above U.S.
$272,100±$16kLowest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$2,223±$506Highest
57% above U.S.
$1,796±$470
27% above U.S.
$1,204±$70
15% below U.S.
Georgetown and Edgartown 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.
$7,272Highest
133% above U.S.
$5,641
81% above U.S.
$4,209
35% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
53.7%±22.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
30%±35.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.8%±9.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Georgetown 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%
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84%
U.S.: 65.2%
87%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
12 minLowest
56% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
25.6%±15.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Edgartown and Georgetown 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 #140 of 282 in MA #242 of 282 in MA #131 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Georgetown Edgartown Plainfield School District
High school in town Killingly High School Georgetown High School None in town Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
9.3Lowest
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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.