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Ansonia vs Killingly vs Oakham
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 most renters (41.9% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Oakham has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
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 | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
17,867 |
1,639Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
49±2.3Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Oakham 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest 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±$10k 6% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$102,000±$20kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Oakham 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 14% below U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$420,100±$20kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,174±$81 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,103 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.6%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killingly and Oakham 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 | Quabbin |
| 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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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.