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Killingly vs Ansonia vs Westhampton vs East Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Westhampton has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyAnsoniaWesthamptonEast Brooklyn
People
Population
17,867
19,033Highest
1,552Lowest
2,377
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.1±1.6
3% above U.S.
49.3±4.9Highest
27% above U.S.
46.2±12.2
19% above U.S.
Westhampton and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
East Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
47%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
11.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$85,877±$10k
6% above U.S.
$100,000±$7kHighest
24% above U.S.
$73,698±$29kLowest
9% below U.S.
Westhampton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$287,200±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
$295,400±$63k
11% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,476±$121Highest
4% above U.S.
$1,304±$229
8% below U.S.
$1,061±$474
25% below U.S.
Ansonia and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$5,446
75% above U.S.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
$3,747Lowest
20% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
39.7%±10
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±35.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
East Brooklyn 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
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
58.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
9.1%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Westhampton 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 #136 of 149 in CT #142 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 Hampshire · Westhampton —
High school in town Killingly High School Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Hampshire Regional High —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
12.2Highest
10.0Lowest
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U.S. 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.