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Killingly vs Webster vs Montville

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%).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Montville has the highest household income ($96k).

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MeasureKillinglyWebsterMontville
People
Population
17,867
12,228Lowest
17,950Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
37.2±2.1Lowest
4% below U.S.
42.8±4.1Highest
10% above U.S.
Montville and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Webster 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
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±2.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Montville 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%
18.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
6%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$63,837±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
$96,454±$11kHighest
19% above U.S.
Montville 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±$15k
13% below U.S.
$333,100±$14kHighest
about the U.S. average
$285,600±$13kLowest
14% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,198±$85Highest
15% below U.S.
$1,187±$99
16% below U.S.
Webster and Montville 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.
$3,234Lowest
4% above U.S.
$4,565Highest
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
46.1%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.4%±8.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Webster and Killingly 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%
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
45.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
28 min
4% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
5.5%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Webster 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 #271 of 282 in MA #95 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Montville School District
High school in town Killingly High School — Montville High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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9.2Lowest
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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.