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Killingly vs Phillipston vs Danielson

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 people working from home (11.1%).
Phillipston has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyPhillipstonDanielson
People
Population
17,867Highest
1,895Lowest
4,209
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
48.8±1.7Highest
25% above U.S.
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17%±5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Danielson 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%
17.9%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Phillipston 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%
25.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
4% above U.S.
$94,692±$14kHighest
17% above U.S.
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
Phillipston 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.
$372,400±$27kHighest
12% above U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,375±$849Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
Phillipston and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,914Lowest
25% above U.S.
$4,009Highest
29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Phillipston and Danielson 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%
5.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.2%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Phillipston 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 — —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — —
High school in town Killingly High School — —
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.