What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingworth has the oldest population (median age 53.3).

Durham has the youngest population (median age 45.5).

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	Durham
People
Population	6,240Lowest	7,208Highest
Median age	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT	45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Killingworth and Durham 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%	47.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	Durham 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±$16kLowest 47% above CT	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT
	Durham and Killingworth 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	$424,800±$23kLowest 16% above CT
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,154±$448 22% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,550Lowest about the CT average	$7,998Highest 20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Killingworth and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	3.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	93.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 10% below CT	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Durham 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	#88 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 17	Regional School District 13
High school in town	None in town	Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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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.