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Killingly vs Ansonia vs Durham

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).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyAnsoniaDurham
People
Population
17,867
19,033Highest
7,208Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
—
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
45.5±2.8Highest
11% above CT
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.3%±2.8
CT: 20.2%
16.4%±3.6Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.1%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
17.4%±3.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
21.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
47.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.6%±1.5Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Ansonia 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
$85,877±$10k
10% below CT
$158,857±$7kHighest
66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
$424,800±$23kHighest
16% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,476±$121Highest
about the CT average
$1,154±$448
22% below CT
Ansonia and Durham 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
$5,446
18% below CT
$7,998Highest
20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±28.4Highest
CT: 52.6%
Durham 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%
9.4%
CT: 10%
3.4%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
93.2%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
27 min
about the CT average
23 minLowest
13% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
9.1%±2.9Lowest
CT: 16%
20.5%±6.4Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #142 of 149 in CT #88 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Regional School District 13
High school in town Killingly High School Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
12.2Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.