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Southwick vs Killingly vs Granville

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Southwick has the highest household income ($120k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Granville has the most homeowners (93.2%).

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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.

MeasureSouthwickKillinglyGranville
People
Population
9,217
17,867Highest
1,846Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-1.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.8±1.8
20% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
50.1±3.5Highest
29% above U.S.
Granville and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.2%±3
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±3.4
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Granville and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.5%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$120,462±$16kHighest
49% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$84,375±$14k
5% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$397,500±$27kHighest
19% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$356,300±$25k
7% above U.S.
Southwick and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,332±$72Highest
6% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,292±$781
9% below U.S.
Southwick and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,331Highest
71% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,284
37% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51%±10Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
23.1%±51.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Southwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
8% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
39 minHighest
48% above U.S.
Work from home
16.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.3%±6.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Southwick and Granville 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 #211 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT —
School district Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town Southwick Regional School Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.0Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.