What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingworth has the most expensive homes ($446k median).

Barkhamsted has the most affordable homes ($368k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Killingworth	Barkhamsted
People
Population	6,240Highest	3,678Lowest
Median age	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT	50.2±3.3Lowest 22% above CT
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.2%±7.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Barkhamsted and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±2.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Barkhamsted and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT	$123,544±$9kLowest 29% above CT
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT	$368,000±$15kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,164±$114 22% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,550Highest about the CT average	$6,354Lowest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%	28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	3.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	28 minHighest 6% above CT
Work from home	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Barkhamsted 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	#29 of 149 in CT	#63 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 17	Barkhamsted School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.