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Killingly vs Morris vs Danielson vs Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyMorrisDanielsonBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
2,164Lowest
4,209
8,517
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+2.6%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
39.5±3
4% below CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
45.6±2.5
11% above CT
Morris and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±6.1
CT: 20.2%
20.6%±4.6Highest
CT: 20.2%
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
CT: 18.5%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
17.6%±2.9
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
41.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
23.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.7
CT: 7.1%
Danielson 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
$109,191±$25kHighest
14% above CT
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
$96,207±$15k
about the CT average
Morris 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±$15k
21% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$315,200±$28k
14% below CT
Morris and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,204±$134
19% below CT
$1,235±$194Highest
17% below CT
$1,125±$98
24% below CT
Danielson and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,273Highest
21% below CT
$4,009
40% below CT
$4,538
32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Morris and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
CT: 10%
6.8%
CT: 10%
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
2.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
89.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
81.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1967
same as CT
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
29 minHighest
11% above CT
28 min
7% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7Highest
CT: 16%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
CT: 16%
10.7%±5.4
CT: 16%
Morris 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 — — #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 20 — Brooklyn School District
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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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.