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Pomfret vs Webster 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 highest household income ($108k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k 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.

MeasurePomfretWebsterKillingly
People
Population
4,317Lowest
17,748
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
39.9±2.9
about the U.S. average
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Pomfret and Webster 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%
19.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Pomfret and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Webster 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%
25.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster 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±$8kHighest
34% above U.S.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$409,100±$28kHighest
23% above U.S.
$361,500±$12k
9% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,210±$300
14% below U.S.
$1,228±$81Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Webster and Pomfret 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.
$3,999
28% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.9%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
13.2%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Pomfret 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 #39 of 149 in CT #271 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT
School district Pomfret School District Webster Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None in town Bartlett High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.6Highest
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.