Killingly makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 2 lists
Killingly is ranked on 34 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
More snow than 97% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Killingly’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Killingly does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Killingly marked.
Killingly lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Killingly’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Killingly does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for affordable rent
Lists where Killingly sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Killingly out-ranks 3 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every CT list, and where Killingly lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#36
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#8
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#5
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#72
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#73
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#31 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#87 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#110
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#145
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#99 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#138
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#133
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#141
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#106
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#138
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#151 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#139
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#28
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#128
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#81
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#72 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#5
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#144
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#105
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#131
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#19
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#82
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#36 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Killingly’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.