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Killingly vs West Greenwich vs Brooklyn

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 renters (28.4% rent).
West Greenwich has the most expensive homes ($535k median).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWest GreenwichBrooklyn
People
Population
17,867Highest
6,647Lowest
8,517
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
43±3.8
11% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
Brooklyn and West Greenwich 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%
19.5%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Killingly 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%
20.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
West Greenwich 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%
34.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$135,625±$17kHighest
68% above U.S.
$96,207±$15k
19% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$535,400±$68kHighest
61% above U.S.
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$2,414±$206Highest
71% above U.S.
$1,125±$98
20% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,491Highest
108% above U.S.
$4,538
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±39.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
West Greenwich 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%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
27 min
3% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.5%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
West Greenwich 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 #19 of 38 in RI #113 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS The Greene School · Exeter-West Greenwich Brooklyn School District
High school in town Killingly High School Exeter-West Greenwich Regional None in town
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.