What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).

Killingworth has the most expensive homes ($446k median).

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	Hampton	Killingworth
People
Population	1,647Lowest	6,240Highest
Median age	51.5±5.3Lowest 25% above CT	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT
	Killingworth and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hampton and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Hampton and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	Killingworth and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,167±$19kLowest 14% above CT	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT
	Killingworth and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,285±$288 14% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT	$6,550Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hampton and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Lowest 13 yrs newer than CT	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	17.7%±5.1Lowest CT: 16%	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Hampton 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	—	#29 of 149 in CT
School district	Hampton School District	Regional School District 17
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
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.