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Langdon vs Plainfield vs Killingly

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Langdon has the most people working from home (14.6%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureLangdonPlainfieldKillingly
People
Population
805Lowest
15,141
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.3±12.6Highest
9% above U.S.
37±4.5Lowest
5% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
Langdon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Langdon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.2%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.6%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
15%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Plainfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,917±$31kHighest
21% above U.S.
$76,993±$8kLowest
5% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Langdon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$281,900±$18k
15% below U.S.
$272,100±$16kLowest
18% below U.S.
$288,600±$15kHighest
13% below U.S.
Killingly and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$285Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,204±$70
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Langdon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,492Highest
76% above U.S.
$4,209
35% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±81.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.8%±9.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Langdon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
14.6%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Langdon 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 — #131 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Fall Mountain Regional School District Plainfield School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Fall Mountain Regional High School Plainfield High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.7Highest
10.3Lowest
11.1
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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.