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Killingly vs Sterling vs Coventry
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 renters (28.4% rent).
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Sterling | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
3,629Lowest |
12,326 |
| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
| Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Coventry 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% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry 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% CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Coventry 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 |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Coventry 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 |
$283,400±$17kLowest 23% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $1,232±$330Highest 17% below CT |
| Coventry and Killingly 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 |
$4,551 31% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry 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% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Coventry 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 | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Sterling School District | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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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.