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Webster vs Killingly vs Webster

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Webster has the most expensive homes ($362k median).

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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.

MeasureWebsterKillinglyWebster
People
Population
12,228Lowest
17,867Highest
17,748
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
37.2±2.1Lowest
4% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
39.9±2.9Highest
about the U.S. average
Webster and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,837±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
$84,350±$8kHighest
4% above U.S.
$72,895±$6k
10% below U.S.
Killingly and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$333,100±$14k
about the U.S. average
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$361,500±$12kHighest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,198±$85
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,228±$81Highest
13% below U.S.
Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,234Lowest
4% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,999Highest
28% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.1%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Webster and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
16%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
45.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1962
18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
4% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
7.1%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Webster 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 #271 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #271 of 282 in MA
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Webster
High school in town — Killingly High School Bartlett High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Lowest
11.6Highest
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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.