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Killingly vs Nashua vs Pomfret

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).
Nashua has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).

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.

MeasureKillinglyNashuaPomfret
People
Population
17,867
91,294Highest
4,317Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
40±1.3
about the U.S. average
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.9%±1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Pomfret 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%
41.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±0.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Pomfret 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±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$96,326±$5k
19% above U.S.
$108,476±$8kHighest
34% above U.S.
Pomfret and Nashua 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.
$403,900±$11k
21% above U.S.
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
Pomfret and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,737±$41Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,799Highest
118% above U.S.
$5,903
89% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.8%±4.2
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret and Nashua 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%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Nashua and Pomfret 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 #67 of 120 in NH #39 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Nashua School District Pomfret School District
High school in town Killingly High School Nashua High School South None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
12.8Highest
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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.