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Rocky Hill vs Killingly vs Bloomfield

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Rocky Hill has the most expensive homes ($337k median).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).

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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.

MeasureRocky HillKillinglyBloomfield
People
Population
20,880
17,867Lowest
21,754Highest
Median age
43.2±1.8
5% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
48.4±3.3Highest
18% above CT
Kids under 18
16.8%±2.2
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
13.7%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.7%±2.8
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
27.3%±2.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
Bloomfield and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
40.8%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
6.6%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
Bloomfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$99,941±$9kHighest
4% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$98,725±$14k
3% above CT
Rocky Hill and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$337,300±$17kHighest
8% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$286,900±$11kLowest
22% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,783±$54
20% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,881±$175Highest
26% above CT
Bloomfield and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,298Highest
5% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,795
13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.6%±8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
52.6%±11.2Highest
CT: 52.6%
Bloomfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
5.8%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
68.3%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
12 yrs newer than CT
1968Lowest
1 yr newer than CT
1970
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
22% below CT
28 minHighest
5% above CT
23 min
12% below CT
Work from home
16%±2.6
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
18.2%±3.1Highest
CT: 16%
Bloomfield and Rocky Hill 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 #47 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #139 of 149 in CT
School district Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town Rocky Hill High School Killingly High School Academy of International Studies 6-12
Students per teacherat that high school
11.4Highest
11.1
10.1Lowest
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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.