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Killingly vs Raynham Center vs Upton

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).
Raynham Center has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyRaynham CenterUpton
People
Population
17,867Highest
4,841Lowest
8,189
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
39±3.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
46.4±4.8Highest
19% above U.S.
Upton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.9%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
Raynham Center and Upton 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%
14.5%±3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Upton 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
U.S.: 35.7%
40.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
53.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Raynham Center 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.
$132,382±$14k
64% above U.S.
$155,508±$33kHighest
93% above U.S.
Upton and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$547,700±$56k
65% above U.S.
$576,700±$41kHighest
73% above U.S.
Upton and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,776±$39Highest
26% above U.S.
$948±$599Lowest
33% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,654
113% above U.S.
$8,376Highest
169% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
74.4%±32.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.8%±31
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham Center and Upton 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%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
70.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
33 min
25% above U.S.
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.8%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT — #46 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton
High school in town Killingly High School — Blackstone Valley
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
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11.2Highest
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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.