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Griswold vs Killingly vs Ansonia

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Griswold has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% 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.

MeasureGriswoldKillinglyAnsonia
People
Population
11,530Lowest
17,867
19,033Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
48.1±3.9Highest
17% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
Kids under 18
18.5%±3.7
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.3%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±3.5Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.1%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
21.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±1.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$78,719±$11kLowest
18% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$85,877±$10kHighest
10% below CT
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$275,900±$42kLowest
25% below CT
$288,600±$15kHighest
21% below CT
$287,200±$14k
22% below CT
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,177±$65
21% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,476±$121Highest
about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,628
30% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,446Highest
18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
57.5%±15.5Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Griswold and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.6%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
9.4%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
17% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
Work from home
9%±3.6Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
9.1%±2.9
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 #118 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #142 of 149 in CT
School district Griswold School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District
High school in town Griswold High School Killingly High School Emmett O'Brien Technical High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.5
11.1Lowest
12.2Highest
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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.