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Killingly vs Willington vs Pascoag 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%).
Willington has the most renters (36% rent).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
Montville has the most homeowners (81.8%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyWillingtonPascoagMontville
People
Population
17,867
5,575
4,410Lowest
17,950Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
37.5±7.2Lowest
4% below U.S.
39.1±3.7
about the U.S. average
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%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.8%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.7%±6.9
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Pascoag 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%
23.3%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Willington and Pascoag 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%
33.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
14.6%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$91,114±$12k
13% above U.S.
$121,369±$34kHighest
50% above U.S.
$96,454±$11k
19% above U.S.
Pascoag and Montville 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.
$305,800±$48k
8% below U.S.
$365,000±$47kHighest
10% above U.S.
$285,600±$13kLowest
14% below U.S.
Pascoag and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,357±$116Highest
4% below U.S.
$1,319±$444
7% below U.S.
$1,187±$99
16% below U.S.
Willington and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,419Highest
74% above U.S.
$4,395
41% above U.S.
$4,565
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
70%±20.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±27.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.4%±8.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Willington 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%
13%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
64%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1953Lowest
27 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
7.4%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
5.5%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Willington 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 #104 of 149 in CT — #95 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Willington School District — Montville School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town — 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.