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Killingly vs Ashby vs Ansonia
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 most kids (19.8% under 18).
Ashby has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Killingly | Ashby | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
3,211Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.5±3Highest 30% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ashby 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest 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±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$115,598±$9kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$390,500±$30kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,200±$484 15% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,034Highest 93% above U.S. |
$5,446 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±53.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Killingly and Ansonia 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% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashby 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 | #200 of 282 in MA | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | North Middlesex | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.