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Killingly vs Gill vs Brooklyn

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).
Gill has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyGillBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
1,740Lowest
8,517
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.8±2.6
13% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Gill 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%
19%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
21.1%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Gill 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%
42.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.1%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Gill 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.
$90,208±$14k
12% above U.S.
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Gill 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.
$340,100±$17kHighest
about the U.S. average
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
Gill and Brooklyn 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.
$1,193±$246Highest
16% below U.S.
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
Gill and Brooklyn 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.
$4,318
38% above U.S.
$4,538Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
62.7%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Gill 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%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.9%±8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Gill 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 — #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Gill-Montague Brooklyn 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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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.