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Killingly vs Roxbury vs Middlefield

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 most kids (19.8% under 18).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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.

MeasureKillinglyRoxburyMiddlefield
People
Population
17,867Highest
2,185Lowest
4,243
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
54.7±1.8Highest
33% above CT
51.6±1.9
26% above CT
Roxbury and Middlefield 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%
14.3%±4
CT: 20.2%
13.9%±4.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
31%±5.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
25.5%±7.2
CT: 18.5%
Roxbury and Middlefield 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%
65.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
41.5%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.8%±3.3Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.7%±2.4
CT: 7.1%
Roxbury and Middlefield 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
$123,864±$27kHighest
29% above CT
$99,837±$20k
4% above CT
Roxbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$714,500±$77kHighest
95% above CT
$376,000±$27k
about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,713±$418
15% above CT
$3,501Highest
135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$6,591
about the CT average
$6,853Highest
3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
61.5%±48.3
CT: 52.6%
85.4%±52.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
Middlefield and Roxbury 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%
3.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
8.1%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.7%
CT: 66.5%
86.5%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1981Highest
14 yrs newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
37 minHighest
38% above CT
25 minLowest
6% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
17.4%±6.6Highest
CT: 16%
10.9%±4.1Lowest
CT: 16%
Roxbury 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 — #65 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 12 Regional School District 13
High school in town Killingly High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.