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Plainville vs Killingly vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
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 | Plainville | Killingly | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
17,867Highest |
4,243Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
| Middlefield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Middlefield 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
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.