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Warwick vs Killingly vs Glocester

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warwick has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Glocester has the highest household income ($114k).

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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.

MeasureWarwickKillinglyGlocester
People
Population
83,175Highest
17,867
10,221Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+2.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.3±1
14% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
21.6%±1.2
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±0.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$88,708±$6k
10% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$354,600±$5k
7% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$396,500±$28kHighest
19% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,363±$76
4% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
Glocester and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,616
48% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,248Highest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.1%±6.1
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
7% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
Work from home
12.4%±1.2
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Glocester and Warwick 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 #28 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #12 of 38 in RI
School district Warwick Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Foster-Glocester · Glocester
High school in town Pilgrim High School Killingly High School Ponaganset High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.5Lowest
11.1
12.8Highest
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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.