What stands out worked out from the figures below

Durham has the youngest population (median age 45.5).

Killingworth has the oldest population (median age 53.3).

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	Durham	Killingworth
People
Population	7,208Highest	6,240Lowest
Median age	45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Durham and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT	$140,655±$16kLowest 47% above CT
	Durham and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$424,800±$23kLowest 16% above CT	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,154±$448 22% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,998Highest 20% above CT	$6,550Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.4%Highest CT: 10%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 13% below CT	24 minHighest 10% below CT
Work from home	20.5%±6.4Lowest CT: 16%	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Durham 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	#88 of 149 in CT	#29 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 13	Regional School District 17
High school in town	Coginchaug Regional High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9	—
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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.