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Killingly vs Granby 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).
Granby has the most people working from home (30.2%).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyGranbyEast Brooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
11,184
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+34.6%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
44.7±3.2
9% above CT
46.2±12.2Highest
12% above CT
East Brooklyn and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
21.2%±3.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
20%±5.7
CT: 20.2%
Granby and East Brooklyn 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%
21.3%±2.8Highest
CT: 18.5%
15%±4.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Granby 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%
CT: 42.5%
59.4%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.1%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Granby 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
$120,275±$14kHighest
26% above CT
$73,698±$29kLowest
23% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$367,900±$17kHighest
about the CT average
$295,400±$63k
19% below CT
Granby and East Brooklyn 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
$1,335±$169Highest
10% below CT
$1,061±$474
29% below CT
Granby 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
$8,376Highest
26% above CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
29.6%±13.1Lowest
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
East Brooklyn 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
CT: 10%
3.2%
CT: 10%
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
92.1%Highest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
1973
6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
28 minHighest
7% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
30.2%±5Highest
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #54 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Granby School District —
High school in town Killingly High School Granby Memorial High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
11.9Highest
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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.