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Killingly vs Putnam vs Roxbury vs Warren

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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Warren has the most homeowners (93.3%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyPutnamRoxburyWarren
People
Population
17,867Highest
9,292
2,185
1,415Lowest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
43.7±3
6% above CT
54.7±1.8Highest
33% above CT
52±5
27% above CT
Roxbury and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.6
CT: 20.2%
14.3%±4
CT: 20.2%
11.2%±3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
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
CT: 18.5%
18.5%±3.1Lowest
CT: 18.5%
31%±5.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
25.8%±6.3
CT: 18.5%
Roxbury and Warren 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%
20%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
65.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
55.1%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
3.9%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.8%±3.3
CT: 7.1%
10.6%±9Highest
CT: 7.1%
Warren and Roxbury 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
12% below CT
$70,561±$7kLowest
26% below CT
$123,864±$27k
29% above CT
$134,583±$33kHighest
41% above CT
Warren and Roxbury 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
$269,200±$11kLowest
27% below CT
$714,500±$77kHighest
95% above CT
$450,000±$38k
23% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,149±$44
23% below CT
$1,713±$418Highest
15% above CT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
41% below CT
$3,860
42% below CT
$6,591Highest
about the CT average
$3,769Lowest
43% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
37.7%±11.6Lowest
CT: 52.6%
61.5%±48.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
55.2%±63.8
CT: 52.6%
Roxbury and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
CT: 10%
11.5%Highest
CT: 10%
3.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
59.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.7%
CT: 66.5%
93.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1981
14 yrs newer than CT
1984Highest
17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
25 minLowest
6% below CT
37 minHighest
38% above CT
31 min
18% above CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
9%±2.8Lowest
CT: 16%
17.4%±6.6Highest
CT: 16%
15.9%±2.7
CT: 16%
Roxbury and Warren 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 — —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Putnam School District Regional School District 12 Regional School District 20
High school in town Killingly High School Putnam High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
9.5Lowest
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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.