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Killingly vs Millville vs Plympton

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).
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).

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MeasureKillinglyMillvillePlympton
People
Population
17,867Highest
3,160
2,935Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
46±2.2
18% above U.S.
46.4±4.2Highest
19% above U.S.
Plympton and Millville 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%
17.7%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Plympton 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%
15.8%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.7%±5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Plympton 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%
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
38.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Millville 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.
$127,188±$32kHighest
58% above U.S.
$126,736±$20k
57% above U.S.
Millville and Plympton 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.
$444,600±$25k
34% above U.S.
$517,800±$52kHighest
56% above U.S.
Plympton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,468±$234Highest
4% above U.S.
$555±$148Lowest
61% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,327
71% above U.S.
$6,628Highest
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
36.2%±24.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.8%±40.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Plympton 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%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
32 min
21% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Plympton 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 #180 of 282 in MA #110 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Blackstone-Millville Plympton
High school in town Killingly High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.