Compare towns
Killingly vs Plainville 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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Plainville | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
17,551Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest 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% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville 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% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Killingly and Ansonia 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 |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Killingly and Plainville 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% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | Plainville High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.4 |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.