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Derby vs Hampton vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Hampton has the most homeowners (90%).
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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.
| Measure | Derby | Hampton | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,487 |
1,647Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.4±3.1 13% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Hampton and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Hampton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Hampton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$95 about the CT average |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,510Highest 17% below CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±12.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Derby and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hampton 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | — | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Derby School District | Hampton School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Derby High School | None in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.