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Pascoag vs Danielson 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

Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).

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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.

MeasurePascoagDanielsonKillingly
People
Population
4,410
4,209Lowest
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.1±3.7
about the U.S. average
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
39.5±3Highest
about the U.S. average
Killingly and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.7%±6.9
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Pascoag and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$121,369±$34kHighest
50% above U.S.
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Pascoag and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$365,000±$47kHighest
10% above U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,319±$444Highest
7% below U.S.
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Pascoag and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,395Highest
41% above U.S.
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.1%±27.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Danielson and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953
27 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
7.4%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Pascoag 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 — — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town — — Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
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.