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Killingly vs Killingworth vs Union

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).
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyKillingworthUnion
People
Population
17,867Highest
6,240
944Lowest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
53.3±4.6Highest
30% above CT
49.9±4.3
21% above CT
Killingworth and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.7%±4.6
CT: 20.2%
16.9%±4.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
25.5%±4.9Highest
CT: 18.5%
24.5%±2.6
CT: 18.5%
Killingworth and Union 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%
24%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.2%±1.5Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5%±3.3
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Union 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
$140,655±$16kHighest
47% above CT
$88,958±$14k
7% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$446,200±$56kHighest
22% above CT
$330,400±$26k
10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
30% below CT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$6,550Highest
about the CT average
$4,793
28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±15.8
CT: 52.6%
90%±64.7Highest
CT: 52.6%
Union and Killingworth 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%Lowest
CT: 10%
5.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
96.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
92.9%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1987Highest
20 yrs newer than CT
1976
9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
24 minLowest
10% below CT
32 minHighest
20% above CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
24%±6.8Highest
CT: 16%
9%±3.7Lowest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #29 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 17 Union 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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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.