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Hartland vs Killingly vs Naugatuck

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
Killingly has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Naugatuck has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

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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.

MeasureHartlandKillinglyNaugatuck
People
Population
1,840Lowest
17,867
31,800Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-1.1%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
48.8±4.9Highest
19% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
39.8±2.4
3% below CT
Kids under 18
16%±3.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
19.9%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
Naugatuck and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.9%±3.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
15.6%±2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Hartland and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
32.2%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
7.8%±1.7Highest
CT: 7.1%
Naugatuck and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$113,375±$13kHighest
18% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$96,324±$9k
about the CT average
Hartland and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$350,700±$21kHighest
4% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$259,100±$13kLowest
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,819±$478Highest
22% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,369±$58
8% below CT
Hartland and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,633
15% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$6,362Highest
4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±54.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.2%±9.4
CT: 52.6%
Killingly and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.3%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
67.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1971Highest
4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
32% above CT
28 minLowest
5% above CT
33 min
26% above CT
Work from home
22%±4.6Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
15%±2.8
CT: 16%
Hartland and Naugatuck 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #116 of 149 in CT
School district Hartland School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Naugatuck School District
High school in town None in town Killingly High School Naugatuck High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.