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Groton vs Long Hill vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Long Hill has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Ansonia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Groton | Long Hill | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,490 |
4,399Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-6.1% CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 5% below CT |
32.7±2.1Lowest 20% below CT |
40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
11.3%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.8% CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
8%±4.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Long Hill and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,577±$8kLowest 17% below CT |
$84,201±$22k 12% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,600±$26kHighest 16% below CT |
$175,600±$62kLowest 52% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Groton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$98Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,722±$116Highest 16% above CT |
$1,476±$121 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,411 34% below CT |
$2,500Lowest 62% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±11.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.3%±13 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Groton and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest CT: 10% |
16.1% CT: 10% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.4% CT: 66.5% |
22.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 34% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.7%±9.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Long Hill 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 |
| School district | — | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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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.