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Killingly vs Southwick vs Torrington
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Southwick has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Torrington has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
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 | Southwick | Torrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
9,217Lowest |
35,547Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
42.9±1.8 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Southwick 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% |
21%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southwick 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% |
35.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly and Torrington 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 4% above U.S. |
$120,462±$16kHighest 49% above U.S. |
$70,856±$5kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$397,500±$27kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$215,500±$8kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,332±$72Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,169±$43 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,331Highest 71% above U.S. |
$5,042 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Southwick and Torrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Southwick 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 | #211 of 282 in MA | #132 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Torrington School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Southwick Regional School | Torrington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
11.0Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.