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Ansonia vs Madison vs Killingly

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).
Madison has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).

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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.

MeasureAnsoniaMadisonKillingly
People
Population
19,033Highest
17,616Lowest
17,867
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
51.9±1.9Highest
26% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
Kids under 18
18.3%±2.8
CT: 20.2%
18.1%±2.2Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
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%
25.2%±2.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
72.4%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.5
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Ansonia and Madison 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
$167,442±$16kHighest
75% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
$583,900±$30kHighest
59% above CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,476±$121
about the CT average
$2,025±$741Highest
36% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Madison and Ansonia 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
$8,843Highest
33% above CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44%±12.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
Madison 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%
3.6%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
90.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the CT average
30 minHighest
12% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
Work from home
9.1%±2.9Lowest
CT: 16%
30.2%±5.3Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #142 of 149 in CT #7 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Madison School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Daniel Hand High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.2Highest
9.8Lowest
11.1
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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.