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Killingly vs Warren vs Dudley

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%).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Dudley has the most expensive homes ($393k median).

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.

MeasureKillinglyWarrenDudley
People
Population
17,867Highest
5,009Lowest
11,929
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
38.7±7.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.2±2.4Highest
3% above U.S.
Dudley 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
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±8Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Warren and Dudley 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%
14.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.9%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Dudley 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%
23.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
24.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.1%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$66,082±$6kLowest
18% below U.S.
$84,604±$12kHighest
5% above U.S.
Dudley 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±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$333,700±$35k
about the U.S. average
$392,600±$19kHighest
18% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$890±$174Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,217±$182Highest
14% below U.S.
Dudley and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,530Highest
45% above U.S.
$3,691Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
29.7%±18.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.4%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dudley 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
U.S.: 12.5%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
27 minLowest
4% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.1%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Dudley 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 #165 of 282 in MA #142 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Quaboag Regional Dudley-Charlton Reg
High school in town Killingly High School Quaboag Regional High Shepherd Hill Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
10.0Lowest
14.3Highest
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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.