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Putnam vs Killingly vs Uxbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Uxbridge has the most expensive homes ($441k 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.

MeasurePutnamKillinglyUxbridge
People
Population
9,292Lowest
17,867Highest
14,473
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±3Highest
12% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
Putnam and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.5%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
38%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$70,561±$7kLowest
13% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$269,200±$11kLowest
19% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$441,100±$25kHighest
33% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,149±$44
19% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,860Lowest
24% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.7%±11.6
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
Work from home
9%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Uxbridge 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 #128 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #183 of 282 in MA
School district Putnam School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Uxbridge
High school in town Putnam High School Killingly High School Uxbridge High
Students per teacherat that high school
9.5Lowest
11.1
11.6Highest
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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.