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Killingly vs Killingworth vs 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).
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Killingworth | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
6,240Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingworth 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% |
55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,550Highest about the CT average |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingworth 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% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #29 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 17 | 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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| 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.