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Williamsburg vs Killingly vs Danielson vs Pelham

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Williamsburg has the oldest population (median age 50).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Pelham has the most people working from home (32.8%).

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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.

MeasureWilliamsburgKillinglyDanielsonPelham
People
Population
2,694
17,867Highest
4,209
1,335Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±2.4Highest
29% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
45±8.4
16% above U.S.
Williamsburg and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Pelham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.7%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Pelham and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
60.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
64.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$104,792±$21k
30% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$113,750±$24kHighest
41% above U.S.
Pelham and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$403,100±$37k
21% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$447,600±$33kHighest
35% above U.S.
Pelham and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,420±$228Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,205±$560
15% below U.S.
Williamsburg and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,761
85% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$7,472Highest
140% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±28Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
42.7%±35.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Williamsburg and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1958
22 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
4% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
Work from home
26.5%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
32.8%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Pelham and Williamsburg 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 — #136 of 149 in CT — —
School district Williamsburg Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Pelham
High school in town None in town Killingly High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.