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Killingly vs Woonsocket vs Millville
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).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
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.
| Measure | Killingly | Woonsocket | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
43,521Highest |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
46±2.2Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket 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% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Killingly and Millville 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% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly and Woonsocket 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. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$127,188±$32kHighest 58% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$444,600±$25kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,468±$234Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$3,960 27% above U.S. |
$5,327Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woonsocket 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% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #37 of 38 in RI | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Woonsocket High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.