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Killingly vs Sprague vs Quinebaug
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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Sprague | Quinebaug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
2,962 |
1,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
48.5±10.7 18% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Sprague 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% |
17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Sprague 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% |
19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Quinebaug 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 |
$92,850±$11k 3% below CT |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
| Killingly and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT |
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| Sprague and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922 41% below CT |
$4,668Highest 30% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Sprague 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% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | #141 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Sprague School District | — |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | 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.