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Killingly vs Andover vs Hartland

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Andover has the highest household income ($135k).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyAndoverHartland
People
Population
17,867Highest
3,152
1,840Lowest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
51.2±5.4Highest
25% above CT
48.8±4.9
19% above CT
Andover and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
16.2%±4.4
CT: 20.2%
16%±3.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
19.2%±5.1Lowest
CT: 18.5%
21.9%±3.2Highest
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+
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
46.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
39.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
8.2%±4.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.2%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Andover and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$134,632±$20kHighest
41% above CT
$113,375±$13k
18% above CT
Andover and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$376,500±$36kHighest
about the CT average
$350,700±$21k
4% below CT
Andover and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,166±$745
22% below CT
$1,819±$478Highest
22% above CT
Hartland and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$6,554Highest
about the CT average
$5,633
15% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
60.8%±38.4Highest
CT: 52.6%
0%±54.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Andover and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
1.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
4.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
93.1%Highest
CT: 66.5%
91.7%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1977Highest
10 yrs newer than CT
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
35 minHighest
32% above CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
15.5%±5.4
CT: 16%
22%±4.6Highest
CT: 16%
Hartland and Andover 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 #43 of 149 in CT —
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Andover School District Hartland School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.