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Millbury vs Killingly vs Sutton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millbury has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).

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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.

MeasureMillburyKillinglySutton
People
Population
13,961
17,867Highest
9,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+4.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Millbury and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Millbury and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,790±$13k
47% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$450,100±$19k
35% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$523,100±$47kHighest
57% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,406
73% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.5%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
Work from home
14.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #202 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #105 of 282 in MA
School district Millbury Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Sutton
High school in town Millbury Junior/Senior High Killingly High School Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3
11.1Lowest
12.6Highest
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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.