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Ansonia vs Killingly vs Redding

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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).

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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.

MeasureAnsoniaKillinglyRedding
People
Population
19,033Highest
17,867
8,780Lowest
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±2Highest
27% above CT
Kids under 18
18.3%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.1%±2.8
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Redding 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%±3.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
72.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
3.8%±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
$186,060±$15kHighest
94% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$706,300±$33kHighest
93% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,476±$121
about the CT average
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$2,101±$304Highest
41% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,446
18% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$10,000+Highest
at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
64.9%±19.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
Redding 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%
4%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
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1972Highest
5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the CT average
28 min
5% above CT
36 minHighest
36% above CT
Work from home
9.1%±2.9Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
32.5%±4.9Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #142 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #14 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 Redding School District · Regional School District 09
High school in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Killingly High School Joel Barlow High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.2Highest
11.1Lowest
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.