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Killingly vs Orange vs Warwick

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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyOrangeWarwick
People
Population
17,867Highest
7,573
776Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.8±2.2
7% above U.S.
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Orange and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
15.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Warwick 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
4% above U.S.
$55,824±$10kLowest
31% below U.S.
$93,333±$22kHighest
16% above U.S.
Warwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$245,900±$18kLowest
26% below U.S.
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$775±$233Lowest
45% below U.S.
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,136
33% above U.S.
$4,380Highest
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41%±11.9
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
70%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
33 min
24% above U.S.
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #275 of 282 in MA —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Orange · Ralph C Mahar Warwick
High school in town Killingly High School Ralph C Mahar Regional None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
9.0Lowest
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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.