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Killingly vs Roxbury vs Sterling
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
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 | Roxbury | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
2,185Lowest |
3,629 |
| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Killingly 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% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury 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 |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
| Roxbury and Sterling 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 |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$283,400±$17kLowest 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$4,551 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Killingly 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% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1981 14 yrs newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
35 min 34% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Roxbury and Sterling 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 | — | #119 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 12 | Sterling School District |
| 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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| 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.