What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).

Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Killingly	Thomaston
People
Population	17,867Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT	41.5±7.7Highest about the CT average
	Thomaston 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%	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Killingly and Thomaston 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 CT: 42.5%	34%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston 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±$8kLowest 12% below CT	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT
	Thomaston and Killingly 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	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
	Killingly and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,044±$141Highest 30% below CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
	Killingly and Thomaston 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	$5,915Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston 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%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 5% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Killingly and Thomaston 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	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Killingly High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1Highest	10.7Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.