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Killingly vs Putnam 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 most kids (19.8% under 18).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Warwick has the most expensive homes ($355k median).

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.

MeasureKillinglyPutnamWarwick
People
Population
17,867
7,120Lowest
83,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.2±5.1
6% above U.S.
44.3±1Highest
14% above U.S.
Warwick and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
17.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
18.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±0.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warwick 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.
$65,511±$7kLowest
19% below U.S.
$88,708±$6kHighest
10% 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.
$245,100±$13kLowest
26% below U.S.
$354,600±$5kHighest
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,147±$43
19% below U.S.
$1,363±$76Highest
4% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,564Lowest
14% above U.S.
$4,616Highest
48% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
38.2%±12.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
53.1%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warwick and Killingly 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%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
50.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
25 min
5% below U.S.
25 minLowest
7% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.4%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick 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 #128 of 149 in CT #28 of 38 in RI
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Warwick
High school in town Killingly High School — Pilgrim High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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10.5Lowest
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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.