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Killingly vs Warren vs Westminster

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).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Westminster has the most expensive homes ($422k median).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWarrenWestminster
People
Population
17,867Highest
5,009Lowest
8,374
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+12.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
38.7±7.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.3±4.6Highest
24% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±8
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Westminster and Warren 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%
14.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westminster 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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
45.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Warren 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.
$66,082±$6kLowest
18% below U.S.
$106,331±$22kHighest
32% above U.S.
Westminster 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
$422,000±$36kHighest
27% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$890±$174Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,843±$268Highest
30% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,530
45% above U.S.
$4,973Highest
59% 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%
60%±27.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Westminster 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%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 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
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.5%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Westminster and Killingly 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 #112 of 282 in MA
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Quaboag Regional Ashburnham-Westminster
High school in town Killingly High School Quaboag Regional High Oakmont Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
10.0Lowest
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.