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Bantam vs Killingly vs Derby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).
Derby has the most affordable homes ($257k 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 | Bantam | Killingly | Derby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
17,867Highest |
12,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -4.5%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
46.4±3.1 13% above CT |
| Bantam and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
35.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Derby and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
| Killingly and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
| Bantam and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$1,452±$95Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984 40% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,510Highest 17% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.9%±12.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
10.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
61.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
15.1%±4.8 CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Derby 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 | — | #136 of 149 in CT | #138 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Derby School District |
| High school in town | — | Killingly High School | Derby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.