What stands out worked out from the figures below

Watertown has the highest household income ($102k).

Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Watertown	Killingly
People
Population	22,253Highest	17,867Lowest
Median age	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT	39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT
Kids under 18	17.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Killingly and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Watertown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Killingly and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,691±$7kHighest 6% above CT	$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT	$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$227Highest 14% below CT	$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT
	Watertown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,014Highest 9% below CT	$3,922Lowest 41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%	42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Watertown and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%	11.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	28 minHighest 5% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%	11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16%
	Killingly and Watertown 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	#126 of 149 in CT	#136 of 149 in CT
School district	Watertown School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town	Watertown High School	Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Lowest	11.1Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.