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Rowley vs Killingly vs Edgartown

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Rowley has the highest household income ($133k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Edgartown has the most people working from home (25.6%).

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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.

MeasureRowleyKillinglyEdgartown
People
Population
6,251
17,867Highest
5,278Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+27.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±6.3
29% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
51.9±8.6Highest
33% above U.S.
Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.3%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
10%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.6%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±8.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
56.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
56.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.8%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$132,734±$32kHighest
64% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$125,236±$33k
55% above U.S.
Rowley and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$667,300±$52k
101% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$1,199,300±$262kHighest
260% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,603±$520
13% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,796±$470Highest
27% above U.S.
Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,309Highest
166% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,641
81% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
57.7%±27.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
30%±35.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Rowley and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
7% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
12 minLowest
56% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.6%±15.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Edgartown and Rowley 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 #214 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #242 of 282 in MA
School district Triton Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Edgartown
High school in town None in town Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.