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Killingly vs Colebrook vs Ansonia

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 people working from home (11.1%).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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.

MeasureKillinglyColebrookAnsonia
People
Population
17,867
1,494Lowest
19,033Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
52.1±5Highest
27% above CT
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.3%±2.8
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%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
26%±4.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.1%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Colebrook 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%
CT: 42.5%
36.6%Highest
CT: 42.5%
21.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.8Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.2%±1.8Highest
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
$111,250±$17kHighest
16% above CT
$85,877±$10k
10% below CT
Colebrook 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
21% below CT
$342,800±$19kHighest
7% below CT
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,333±$626
10% below CT
$1,476±$121Highest
about the CT average
Ansonia and Colebrook 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
$6,211Highest
7% below CT
$5,446
18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.1%±55
CT: 52.6%
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Killingly and Colebrook 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%
8.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
9.4%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
1960
7 yrs older than CT
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
34 minHighest
29% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
7%±3.8Lowest
CT: 16%
9.1%±2.9
CT: 16%
Killingly and Ansonia 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 Colebrook School District 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
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12.2Highest
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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.