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Hartford vs Killingly vs Bridgeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).
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 | Hartford | Killingly | Bridgeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 121,127 |
17,867Lowest |
149,153Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +3.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
39.5±3Highest 4% below CT |
36.7±0.7 11% below CT |
| Killingly and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±0.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
13.7%±0.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
23.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
8.1%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Hartford and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$58,685±$2k 39% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$274,900±$9k 25% below CT |
| Killingly and Bridgeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$25 15% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,450±$35Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,603 31% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,496Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±3.4 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
59.5%±3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bridgeport and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
21% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
42.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
31 minHighest 15% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±1.3 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Hartford 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 | #146 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #148 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District |
| High school in town | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy | Killingly High School | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.9 |
11.1Lowest |
18.6Highest |
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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.