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Killingly vs Somers vs Voluntown
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 affordable homes ($289k median).
Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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.
| Measure | Killingly | Somers | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
10,308 |
2,604Lowest |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Somers 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 |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
$101,964±$25k 6% above CT |
| Somers and Voluntown 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 |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$356,100±$16k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT |
$1,166±$191 22% below CT |
| Somers and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,955 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Voluntown 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% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Somers 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 | #66 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Somers School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Somers High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.