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Meriden vs Killingly vs Bozrah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meriden has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Meriden | Killingly | Bozrah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,545Highest |
17,867 |
2,293Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest 5% below CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
46.4±7.4Highest 13% above CT |
| Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5 CT: 20.2% |
| Meriden and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
21.8%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
32.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Meriden and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,253±$4kLowest 26% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,200±$7kLowest 34% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$311,200±$26kHighest 15% below CT |
| Bozrah and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$72 13% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,426±$108Highest 4% below CT |
| Bozrah and Meriden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,129Highest 23% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,438 33% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±4.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.2%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Meriden and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
87.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
29 minHighest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±1.6 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Meriden 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 | #124 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Meriden School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Bozrah School District |
| High school in town | Francis T. Maloney High School | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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CT 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.