What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).

Manchester has the most people working from home (14.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Killingly	Manchester
People
Population	17,867Lowest	59,635Highest
Median age	39.5±3Highest 4% below CT	37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT
	Killingly and Manchester 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%	20%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Manchester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%	15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Manchester 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 12% below CT	$86,840±$4kHighest 9% below CT
	Manchester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT	$247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT	$1,519±$66Highest about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,922Lowest 41% below CT	$5,652Highest 15% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.1%±6.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Manchester 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%	10.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	56.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT	1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 5% above CT	23 minLowest 15% below CT
Work from home	11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%	14.3%±1.9Highest CT: 16%
	Manchester 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	#135 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District
High school in town	Killingly High School	Manchester High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1	11.1
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Old photos in History	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.