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Colebrook vs Ansonia vs Killingly

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).

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.

MeasureColebrookAnsoniaKillingly
People
Population
1,494Lowest
19,033Highest
17,867
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
52.1±5Highest
27% above CT
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.3%±2.8
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+
26%±4.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.1%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Colebrook and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%Highest
CT: 42.5%
21.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.8Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Ansonia and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$111,250±$17kHighest
16% above CT
$85,877±$10k
10% below CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
Colebrook and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,800±$19kHighest
7% below CT
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$626
10% below CT
$1,476±$121Highest
about the CT average
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Ansonia and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,211Highest
7% below CT
$5,446
18% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±55
CT: 52.6%
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
Killingly and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
9.4%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960
7 yrs older than CT
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
28 min
5% above CT
Work from home
7%±3.8Lowest
CT: 16%
9.1%±2.9
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
Killingly and Ansonia 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 — #142 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Colebrook School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.2Highest
11.1Lowest
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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.