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Uxbridge vs Putnam 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

Uxbridge has the most expensive homes ($441k median).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgePutnamKillingly
People
Population
14,473
9,292Lowest
17,867Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
43.7±3Highest
12% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Putnam and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.5%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
$70,561±$7kLowest
13% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25kHighest
33% above U.S.
$269,200±$11kLowest
19% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,149±$44
19% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
$3,860Lowest
24% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.7%±11.6
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Uxbridge 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 #183 of 282 in MA #128 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Uxbridge Putnam School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Uxbridge High Putnam High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Highest
9.5Lowest
11.1
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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.