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Ansonia vs Killingly vs Lisbon

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%).
Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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.

MeasureAnsoniaKillinglyLisbon
People
Population
19,033Highest
17,867
4,211Lowest
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
44.5±5.2Highest
8% above CT
Lisbon and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.3%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
22.1%±6.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
Lisbon and Killingly 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%
21.3%±4.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
Lisbon 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%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
19.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
4.2%±2.1Lowest
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
$92,708±$12kHighest
3% below CT
Lisbon 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
$315,700±$26kHighest
14% below CT
Lisbon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,476±$121Highest
about the CT average
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,446Highest
18% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,044
39% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
100%±75.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
Lisbon and Killingly 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%
6.6%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
97.9%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the CT average
28 min
5% above CT
32 minHighest
20% above CT
Work from home
9.1%±2.9
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
8.3%±3.4Lowest
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 #102 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 Lisbon 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.