What is the median rent in Killingly, CT?

Name: Median rent in Killingly, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Killingly, CT is $1,044 (±$141) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,971 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Killingly, the median gross rent went from $1,024 in 2015–2019 to $1,044 in 2020–2024 (+2.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,044 (±$141)
Rented homes: 1,971 (±344)
$2,000 or more: 6.5%
Since 2015–2019: +2.0%

How much rent costs in Killingly

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Killingly	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	20.2% (±8.0 points)	10.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	27.0% (±9.7 points)	22.3%	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.2% (±8.3 points)	44.2%	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.2% (±6.5 points)	16.5%	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.8% (±5.1 points)	5.3%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.0% (±1.6 points)	0.2%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.7% (±2.0 points)	0.6%	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 33.2% of renting households.

6.5% of rented homes in Killingly cost $2,000 or more a month.

Killingly against Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Killingly	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median gross rent	$1,044 (±$141)	$1,155 (±$26)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,971 (±344)	8,353 (±503)	462,698 (±4,638)	42,849,984

In Killingly, median gross rent is not measurably different from Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($1,155).

It is also lower than in Connecticut ($1,488).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Killingly ranks 12 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 155 of 163.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Killingly has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,024 (±$66)	$1,044 (±$141)	+2.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	33.1% (±4.5 points)	28.4% (±4.3 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.9% (±2.3 points)	0.7% (±1.1 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Killingly

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Killingly
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Killingly	—	$1,044 (±$141)	—
East Brooklyn	3.9 mi	$1,061 (±$474)	Not measurably different
Putnam	5.5 mi	$1,149 (±$44)	Not measurably different
Brooklyn	6.3 mi	$1,125 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Wauregan	6.4 mi	$1,254 (±$476)	Not measurably different
Foster	6.5 mi	$1,509 (±$556)	Not measurably different
Putnam (community)	6.8 mi	$1,147 (±$43)	Not measurably different
Pomfret	6.9 mi	$1,210 (±$300)	Not measurably different
Moosup	7.9 mi	$1,066 (±$122)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Woodstock	$1,202 (±$94)
7	Scotland	$1,188 (±$468)
8	Voluntown	$1,166 (±$191)
9	Putnam	$1,149 (±$44)
10	Brooklyn	$1,125 (±$98)
11	Eastford	$1,097 (±$173)
12	Killingly	$1,044 (±$141)
13	Thompson	$1,012 (±$344)
14	Canterbury	$924 (±$367)

Showing 9 of 14 places in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Killingly

What is the average rent in Killingly, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Killingly is $1,044 (±$141) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Killingly?

In Killingly, the median gross rent went from $1,024 in 2015–2019 to $1,044 in 2020–2024 (+2.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Killingly cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.5% of rented homes in Killingly have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 20.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Killingly higher than in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?

In Killingly, median gross rent is not measurably different from Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($1,155).

It is also lower than in Connecticut ($1,488).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Killingly town, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:40500, in state:09 county:150).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.