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Pomfret vs Glocester 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

Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).

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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.

MeasurePomfretGlocesterDanielsonKillingly
People
Population
4,317
10,221
4,209Lowest
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.9±3.7
18% above U.S.
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
Glocester and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,476±$8k
34% above U.S.
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Glocester and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
$396,500±$28k
19% above U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
Pomfret and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Glocester and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,903Highest
89% above U.S.
$5,248
68% above U.S.
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±15.3
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
13.2%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Pomfret and Glocester 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 #39 of 149 in CT #12 of 38 in RI — #136 of 149 in CT
School district Pomfret School District Foster-Glocester · Glocester — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None in town Ponaganset High School — Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8Highest
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11.1Lowest
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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.