Best PlacesSouth Killingly, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Killingly, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Killingly ranks 9,153rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South 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.
South Killingly's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Killingly ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
Where South 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 18% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Killingly
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Killingly home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,218, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 South Killingly's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Killingly
South Killingly runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Killingly.
Who works in South Killingly, and how
Work in South Killingly centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South Killingly
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Killingly, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Killingly, month by month
South Killingly sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South Killingly
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Killingly
Schools across South Killingly average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Plainfield Memorial SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Moosup Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brooklyn Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Killingly Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Quinebaug Middle CollegeC · 34% proficient
- Plainfield High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Killingly school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South 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 South Killingly against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Killingly
Is South Killingly a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Killingly ranks 9,153rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and tree cover, 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 South Killingly expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,091. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $103,218 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is South Killingly safe?
Yes, South Killingly is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
Compare South Killingly with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Killingly. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South 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.
South Killingly detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Killingly: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Killingly: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Killingly: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Killingly: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South 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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