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Killingly vs Webster vs Quinebaug

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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Webster has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyWebsterQuinebaug
People
Population
17,867Highest
17,748
1,193Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
39.9±2.9
about the U.S. average
56.5±1Highest
45% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
0%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Webster 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%
19.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.1%±9.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Quinebaug 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
10.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster 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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
$105,181±$36kHighest
30% above U.S.
Quinebaug 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.
$361,500±$12kHighest
9% above U.S.
$237,800±$66kLowest
29% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,228±$81Highest
13% below U.S.
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Webster 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.
$3,999Highest
28% above U.S.
$3,703Lowest
19% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
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%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
1.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1962
18 yrs older than U.S.
1960Lowest
20 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
23.3%±17.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Quinebaug 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 #271 of 282 in MA —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Webster —
High school in town Killingly High School Bartlett High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Lowest
11.6Highest
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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.