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Otis vs Killingly vs Westhampton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Otis has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Westhampton has the most expensive homes ($413k median).

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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.

MeasureOtisKillinglyWesthampton
People
Population
1,624
17,867Highest
1,552Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51±3.2Highest
31% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
49.3±4.9
27% above U.S.
Otis and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Otis and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,898±$6kHighest
35% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$100,000±$7k
24% above U.S.
Otis and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$396,700±$40k
19% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
Westhampton and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,318±$924Highest
7% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,304±$229
8% below U.S.
Otis and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,408Lowest
23% below U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
63.3%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Otis and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
22.3%±7.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
Otis and Westhampton 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 —
School district Farmington River Reg Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Hampshire · Westhampton
High school in town None in town Killingly High School Hampshire Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
10.0Lowest
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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.