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Killingly vs Lisbon vs Enfield

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).
Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyLisbonEnfield
People
Population
17,867
4,211Lowest
41,090Highest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
44.5±5.2Highest
8% above CT
40.7±1.9
about the CT average
Lisbon and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
22.1%±6.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±1.7Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Lisbon 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%
21.3%±4.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
18%±1.2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Lisbon 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%
19.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
31.8%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
4.2%±2.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±0.8
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Enfield 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
$92,708±$12kHighest
3% below CT
$90,404±$5k
6% below CT
Lisbon and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$315,700±$26kHighest
14% below CT
$252,900±$7kLowest
31% below CT
Lisbon and Killingly 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
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$1,574±$83Highest
6% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,044
39% below CT
$5,360Highest
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
100%±75.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
46.7%±6.7
CT: 52.6%
Lisbon and Enfield 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%
6.6%Lowest
CT: 10%
8.3%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
97.9%Highest
CT: 66.5%
75.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1963Lowest
4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
32 minHighest
20% above CT
24 minLowest
11% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
8.3%±3.4Lowest
CT: 16%
14.5%±2.5Highest
CT: 16%
Enfield 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 #102 of 149 in CT #123 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Lisbon School District Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Enfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
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13.5Highest
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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.