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Wrentham vs Killingly vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has the highest household income ($152k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Plainville has the most renters (29.6% rent).
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.
| Measure | Wrentham | Killingly | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,297 |
17,867Highest |
9,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +20.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2Highest 20% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.2±3.6 11% above U.S. |
| Wrentham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainville and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$104,106±$13k 29% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$476,000±$35k 43% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628 16% below U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,977±$197Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Plainville and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373Highest 136% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,329 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.8%±13.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainville and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wrentham and Plainville 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 | #49 of 282 in MA | #136 of 149 in CT | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Plainville |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.