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Pascoag vs Killingly vs Scituate

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).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Scituate has the oldest population (median age 49.9).

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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.

MeasurePascoagKillinglyScituate
People
Population
4,410Lowest
17,867Highest
10,517
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.1±3.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
49.9±4Highest
28% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.7%±6.9
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.9%±3.3Lowest
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%±5.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Scituate and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Scituate 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.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$112,315±$23k
39% above U.S.
Pascoag and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$365,000±$47k
10% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$449,300±$26kHighest
35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,319±$444
7% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,489±$251Highest
5% above U.S.
Scituate and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,395
41% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,265Highest
69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.1%±27.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
59.6%±25.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Scituate and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
27 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
31 min
16% above U.S.
Work from home
7.4%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Scituate 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #17 of 38 in RI
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Scituate
High school in town — Killingly High School Scituate High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
10.8Lowest
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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.