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Ansonia vs Killingly vs Plainfield vs Warwick

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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Warwick has the most expensive homes ($355k 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.

MeasureAnsoniaKillinglyPlainfieldWarwick
People
Population
19,033
17,867
15,141Lowest
83,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.1±1.6
3% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
37±4.5Lowest
5% below U.S.
44.3±1Highest
14% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.3%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±2.6
U.S.: 22%
17.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Plainfield 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%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
16.6%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
15%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Ansonia and Plainfield 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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$76,993±$8kLowest
5% below U.S.
$88,708±$6kHighest
10% above U.S.
Warwick 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±$14k
14% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$272,100±$16kLowest
18% below U.S.
$354,600±$5kHighest
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,476±$121Highest
4% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,204±$70
15% below U.S.
$1,363±$76
4% below U.S.
Ansonia and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,446Highest
75% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,209
35% above U.S.
$4,616
48% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±10Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
39.8%±9.5
U.S.: 51.1%
53.1%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warwick and Killingly 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%
8.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
25 minLowest
7% below U.S.
Work from home
9.1%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
12.4%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick and Killingly 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 #131 of 149 in CT #28 of 38 in RI
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Plainfield School District Warwick
High school in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Killingly High School Plainfield High School Pilgrim High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.2Highest
11.1
10.3Lowest
10.5
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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.