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Killingly vs Middlebury vs East Brooklyn

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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
East Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 46.2).

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.

MeasureKillinglyMiddleburyEast Brooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
7,807
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+34.6%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
44.4±2.3
8% above CT
46.2±12.2Highest
12% above CT
East Brooklyn and Middlebury 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%
22%±3.8Highest
CT: 20.2%
20%±5.7
CT: 20.2%
Middlebury and East Brooklyn 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%
22.7%±4.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
15%±4.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Middlebury 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%
53.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.8%±2.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Middlebury 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±$8k
12% below CT
$133,487±$26kHighest
39% above CT
$73,698±$29kLowest
23% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$476,400±$23kHighest
30% above CT
$295,400±$63k
19% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
30% below CT
$398±$387Lowest
73% below CT
$1,061±$474Highest
29% below CT
East Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
41% below CT
$8,434Highest
27% above CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
12.7%±6.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
East Brooklyn 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%
5.8%
CT: 10%
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
87.8%Highest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1973
6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
15.3%±3.2Highest
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Middlebury 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 #55 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 15 —
High school in town Killingly High School None in town —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.