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Quinebaug 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

Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Webster has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).

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.

MeasureQuinebaugWebsterKillingly
People
Population
1,193Lowest
17,748
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
56.5±1Highest
45% above U.S.
39.9±2.9
about the U.S. average
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
0%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.1%±9.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
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
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Killingly 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
30% above U.S.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Quinebaug and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$237,800±$66kLowest
29% below U.S.
$361,500±$12kHighest
9% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,228±$81Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Webster and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,703Lowest
19% above U.S.
$3,999Highest
28% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Webster 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
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
20 yrs older than U.S.
1962
18 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
23.3%±17.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — #271 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT
School district — Webster Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school 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.