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Quinebaug vs Killingly vs Voluntown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k 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.

MeasureQuinebaugKillinglyVoluntown
People
Population
1,193Lowest
17,867Highest
2,604
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
56.5±1Highest
37% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
48.3±1.7
18% above CT
Kids under 18
0%±3.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
16.4%±3.5
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.1%±9.8Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
17.6%±3Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Quinebaug and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
10.3%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
26.7%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±2.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.4%±1.6
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$105,181±$36kHighest
10% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$101,964±$25k
6% above CT
Quinebaug and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$237,800±$66kLowest
35% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$356,100±$16kHighest
about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,166±$191Highest
22% below CT
Voluntown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,703Lowest
44% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$4,955Highest
25% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
42.9%±24.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
Voluntown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
7.3%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
83.5%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1983Highest
16 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the CT average
28 min
5% above CT
31 minHighest
18% above CT
Work from home
23.3%±17.9Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
8.9%±5.4Lowest
CT: 16%
Quinebaug 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 #53 of 149 in CT
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Voluntown School District
High school in town — Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.