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Brookfield vs Killingly vs West Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
West Haven has the most renters (49.4% rent).
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 | Brookfield | Killingly | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706Lowest |
17,867 |
55,351Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | 0% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
| Brookfield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$74,382±$5kLowest 22% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$291,700±$9k 20% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,442±$43 3% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,941 4% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| West Haven and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
23 minLowest 14% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brookfield 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #120 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | New Haven School District · West Haven School District |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Killingly High School | West Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
11.1Lowest |
15.6Highest |
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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.