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Hartford vs Killingly vs New Haven
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 affordable homes ($229k median).
Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).
New Haven has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 121,127 |
17,867Lowest |
134,349Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +3.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.1±0.6 19% below CT |
39.5±3Highest 4% below CT |
31.9±0.5Lowest 22% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±1 CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±0.8 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
11.8%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
38.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.2%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
14.9%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$56,851±$4k 41% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$287,100±$16k 22% below CT |
| Killingly and New Haven 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 |
$1,488±$33Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,603 31% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,430Highest 3% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.6%±3.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Hartford and New Haven 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% |
23.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
28.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
22 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
13.9%±1.6Highest CT: 16% |
| New Haven and Killingly 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 | #145 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 | Common Ground High School District · Elm City Montessori School District |
| High school in town | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy | Killingly High School | Wilbur Cross High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.9Highest |
11.1Lowest |
13.7 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.