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Ansonia vs Central Falls vs Killingly vs Woonsocket

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ansonia has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Central Falls has the most renters (74.4% rent).
Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).

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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.

MeasureAnsoniaCentral FallsKillinglyWoonsocket
People
Population
19,033
22,701
17,867Lowest
43,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.1±1.6Highest
3% above U.S.
32.5±2.3Lowest
16% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
35.7±1.3
8% below U.S.
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
26.1%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2
U.S.: 22%
Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.1%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
10.7%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
10.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$85,877±$10kHighest
6% above U.S.
$49,285±$8kLowest
39% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$61,059±$5k
24% below U.S.
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$287,200±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
$352,100±$30kHighest
6% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,476±$121Highest
4% above U.S.
$1,200±$75
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,446Highest
75% above U.S.
$3,744Lowest
20% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±10Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.7%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Central Falls and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
24.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
25.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954
26 yrs older than U.S.
1944Lowest
36 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1952
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
4% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
9.1%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
5.2%±2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Ansonia 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 #142 of 149 in CT #38 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #37 of 38 in RI
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Learning Community · Segue Institute for Learning Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket
High school in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Central Falls Sr High Killingly High School Woonsocket High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.2
14.6
11.1Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.