What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barkhamsted has the most affordable homes ($368k median).

Killingworth has the most expensive homes ($446k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Barkhamsted	Killingworth
People
Population	3,678Lowest	6,240Highest
Median age	50.2±3.3Lowest 22% above CT	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.2%±7.1Highest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Barkhamsted and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±2.7Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Barkhamsted and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$123,544±$9kLowest 29% above CT	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$368,000±$15kLowest about the CT average	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,164±$114 22% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,354Lowest 4% below CT	$6,550Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.6%Highest CT: 10%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 6% above CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	20.3%±7.1Lowest CT: 16%	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted 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	#63 of 149 in CT	#29 of 149 in CT
School district	Barkhamsted School District	Regional School District 17
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.