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Uxbridge vs Thompson vs Killingly vs Sutton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Thompson has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgeThompsonKillinglySutton
People
Population
14,473
9,337Lowest
17,867Highest
9,452
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
54.1±2.2Highest
39% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.3±2.5
14% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
11.4%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Sutton 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%
24.4%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Thompson and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8
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±$7k
54% above U.S.
$93,629±$18k
16% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
Sutton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$291,900±$24k
12% below U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$523,100±$47kHighest
57% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,012±$344Lowest
28% below U.S.
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
Uxbridge and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836
87% above U.S.
$3,822Lowest
23% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54%±18.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Thompson and Sutton 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%
5.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Uxbridge 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 #130 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #105 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge Thompson School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Sutton
High school in town Uxbridge High Tourtellotte Memorial High School Killingly High School Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
7.9Lowest
11.1
12.6Highest
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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.