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Killingly vs Sutton vs Revere

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 affordable homes ($289k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Revere has the most renters (54.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureKillinglySuttonRevere
People
Population
17,867
9,452Lowest
60,012Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+20.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
39.2±1.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Sutton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Sutton 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%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Revere 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
4% above U.S.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
$86,969±$10k
8% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$523,100±$47k
57% above U.S.
$597,400±$17kHighest
80% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
$2,076±$95Highest
47% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
$5,605
80% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
57.9%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Revere and Sutton 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%
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
45.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #105 of 282 in MA #241 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Sutton Revere
High school in town Killingly High School Sutton High School Revere High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
12.6
13.6Highest
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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.