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Killingly vs Middleborough vs Raynham

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).
Middleborough has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Raynham has the highest household income ($124k).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyMiddleboroughRaynham
People
Population
17,867
24,505Highest
15,505Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+13.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.4±2.1Highest
12% above U.S.
42.9±1.5
10% above U.S.
Middleborough and Raynham 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%
20.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Raynham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Middleborough and Raynham 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
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%
3.9%±1
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Raynham 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.
$97,056±$7k
20% above U.S.
$124,012±$16kHighest
54% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$468,700±$18k
41% above U.S.
$524,400±$29kHighest
58% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,706±$72
21% above U.S.
$1,749±$74Highest
24% above U.S.
Raynham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,023
93% above U.S.
$6,752Highest
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.2%±11.4
U.S.: 51.1%
67.1%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham and Middleborough 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%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
76.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
31 min
18% above U.S.
36 minHighest
38% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Middleborough and Raynham 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 #190 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Middleborough Bridgewater-Raynham
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.