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Killingly vs Middleborough vs Brooklyn

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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Middleborough has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyMiddleboroughBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867
24,505Highest
8,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.4±2.1
12% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Middleborough 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
U.S.: 35.7%
32%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$97,056±$7kHighest
20% above U.S.
$96,207±$15k
19% above U.S.
Middleborough and Brooklyn 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.
$468,700±$18kHighest
41% above U.S.
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,706±$72Highest
21% above U.S.
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,023Highest
93% above U.S.
$4,538
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
57.2%±11.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Middleborough 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
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
76.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 minHighest
18% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Middleborough 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 #170 of 282 in MA #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Middleborough Brooklyn School District
High school in town Killingly High School Middleborough High None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
11.3Highest
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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.