Best PlacesEast Killingly, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Killingly, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Killingly ranks 11,618th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Killingly
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Killingly's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Killingly ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
Where East Killingly ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Killingly
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Killingly home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $82,568; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Killingly's effective rate of 1.30%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in East Killingly
East Killingly runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Killingly.
Who works in East Killingly, and how
Work in East Killingly centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Killingly
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Killingly.
What the weather is like in East Killingly, month by month
East Killingly sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of East Killingly
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Killingly
Schools across East Killingly average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Glocester ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Killingly Memorial SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Killingly Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Killingly High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Quinebaug Middle CollegeC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Killingly school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Killingly measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Killingly against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Killingly
Is East Killingly a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Killingly ranks 11,618th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Killingly expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $318,087. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $82,568 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is East Killingly safe?
Yes, East Killingly is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare East Killingly with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Killingly. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Killingly represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Killingly detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Killingly: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Killingly: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Killingly: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Killingly: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Killingly detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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