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Ansonia vs Killingly vs Colebrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
What matters to you?
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.
| Measure | Ansonia | Killingly | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
17,867 |
1,494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| 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±$10k 10% below CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
| Colebrook and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 5% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Colebrook School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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CT 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.