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Clinton vs Killingworth vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the youngest population (median age 50.5).
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).
Clinton has the most renters (35.7% 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 | Clinton | Killingworth | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,377Highest |
6,240 |
3,465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.2% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 50.5±3Lowest 23% above CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
53.2±6.8 29% above CT |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.9%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Clinton and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% CT: 42.5% |
55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
42%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Clinton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,824±$14k 30% above CT |
$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT |
$102,750±$22kLowest 7% above CT |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,000±$14k 4% above CT |
$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT |
$365,500±$29kLowest about the CT average |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
— | $1,432±$131Highest 4% below CT |
| Clinton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,151 7% below CT |
$6,550Highest about the CT average |
$5,860Lowest 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±14.6 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
34.7%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.2%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
64.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above CT |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.3%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 149 in CT | #29 of 149 in CT | #81 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Clinton School District | Regional School District 17 | — |
| High school in town | The Morgan School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.