Compare towns
Killingly vs Plainfield vs Deep River Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the highest household income ($84k).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Deep River Center has the most people working from home (22%).
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.
| Measure | Killingly | Plainfield | Deep River Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
15,141 |
2,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.6%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Deep River Center 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% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield 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±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
| Killingly and Plainfield 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 |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$334,600±$36kHighest 9% below CT |
| Deep River Center and Killingly 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±$70 19% below CT |
$1,242±$224Highest 17% below CT |
| Deep River Center and Plainfield 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 |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$5,194Highest 22% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.9%±23.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Deep River Center 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 CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±8.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Plainfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.