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Killingly vs Little Compton vs Coventry

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 affordable homes ($289k median).
Little Compton has the most expensive homes ($783k median).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 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.

MeasureKillinglyLittle ComptonCoventry
People
Population
17,867
3,584Lowest
35,907Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
60.3±3.7Highest
55% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.5%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Coventry 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%
39.5%±7.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry 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.
$134,750±$36kHighest
67% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
Little Compton and Coventry 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.
$783,400±$82kHighest
135% above U.S.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
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$1,206±$155Highest
15% below U.S.
Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,696Lowest
18% above U.S.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.1%±36Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Little Compton and Coventry 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%
2.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #5 of 38 in RI #24 of 38 in RI
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Little Compton Coventry
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
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12.3Highest
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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.