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Killingly vs Millbury 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 most affordable homes ($289k median).
Millbury has the most expensive homes ($450k 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.

MeasureKillinglyMillburyBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
13,961
8,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Millbury and Brooklyn 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%
20.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Millbury 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%
36.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$118,790±$13kHighest
47% above U.S.
$96,207±$15k
19% above U.S.
Millbury 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.
$450,100±$19kHighest
35% above U.S.
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,406Highest
73% above U.S.
$4,538
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
43.5%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Millbury 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%
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
9% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Millbury 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 #202 of 282 in MA #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Millbury Brooklyn School District
High school in town Killingly High School Millbury Junior/Senior 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.