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Killingly vs Prospect vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Manchester has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Prospect | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
9,458Lowest |
59,635Highest |
| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
20%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Manchester 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
40.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Manchester 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 12% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$86,840±$4k 9% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,519±$66 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Manchester 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 |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,652 15% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
48.1%±6.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Manchester and Prospect 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
56.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
23 minLowest 15% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
14.3%±1.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Manchester and Killingly 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #135 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Manchester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
— | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.