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Warwick vs Killingly vs Griswold

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 most expensive homes ($355k median).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Griswold has the oldest population (median age 48.1).

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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.

MeasureWarwickKillinglyGriswold
People
Population
83,175Highest
17,867
11,530Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.3±1
14% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.1±3.9Highest
24% above U.S.
Griswold and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.6%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.9%Lowest
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%
1.8%±1.1Lowest
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±$6kHighest
10% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$78,719±$11kLowest
about the U.S. average
Warwick and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$354,600±$5kHighest
7% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$275,900±$42kLowest
17% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,363±$76Highest
4% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,177±$65
17% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,616
48% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,628Highest
48% 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%
57.5%±15.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Griswold and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
7% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
12.4%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
9%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick 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 #28 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #118 of 149 in CT
School district Warwick Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Griswold School District
High school in town Pilgrim High School Killingly High School Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.5Lowest
11.1
11.5Highest
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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.