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Killingly vs Pomfret vs Clinton

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).
Pomfret has the highest household income ($108k).
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% 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.

MeasureKillinglyPomfretClinton
People
Population
17,867Highest
4,317Lowest
15,563
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+13.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
38.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
Pomfret and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.8%±2.5Lowest
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%
17.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
14.5%±2.8Lowest
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%
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6.9%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Clinton and Pomfret 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.
$108,476±$8kHighest
34% above U.S.
$89,781±$10k
11% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
$387,300±$19k
16% above U.S.
Pomfret and Clinton 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.
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
$1,402±$76Highest
about the U.S. average
Clinton and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,903Highest
89% above U.S.
$4,654
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.3%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret 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
U.S.: 12.5%
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
54.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Clinton 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 #39 of 149 in CT #246 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Pomfret School District Clinton
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Clinton Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
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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.