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Killingly vs Stoddard vs Brooklyn vs Danielson

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 people working from home (11.1%).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).

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.

MeasureKillinglyStoddardBrooklynDanielson
People
Population
17,867Highest
1,072Lowest
8,517
4,209
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+11.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
53±4Highest
36% above U.S.
45.6±2.5
17% above U.S.
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn 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
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Stoddard 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson 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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$94,904±$11k
18% above U.S.
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
Brooklyn and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$330,300±$20kHighest
about the U.S. average
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
Stoddard and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$895±$751Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
$1,235±$194Highest
13% below U.S.
Danielson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,316
38% above U.S.
$4,538Highest
45% above U.S.
$4,009
29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
52.6%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Stoddard and Danielson 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%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
8% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Brooklyn 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 — #113 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Stoddard School District Brooklyn 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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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.