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Thomaston vs Killingly vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thomaston has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k 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.
| Measure | Thomaston | Killingly | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,492Lowest |
17,867Highest |
14,315 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
| Orange and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915 11% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Orange 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | Killingly High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.