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Killingworth vs Durham vs Westbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 45.5).
Westbrook has the most renters (24.4% 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 | Killingworth | Durham | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,240Lowest |
7,208Highest |
6,856 |
| Median age | 53.3±4.6 30% above CT |
45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT |
| Westbrook and Killingworth 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%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
9.6%±2.6Lowest 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%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
41.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Durham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,655±$16k 47% above CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$91,202±$23kLowest 5% below 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 |
$434,300±$42k 18% above CT |
| Killingworth and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,425±$176Highest 4% below CT |
| Westbrook and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,550 about the CT average |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$5,829Lowest 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Westbrook and Killingworth 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% CT: 10% |
7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
93.2% CT: 66.5% |
75.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 10% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
19%±5Lowest 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 | #59 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Regional School District 13 | Westbrook School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Westbrook High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Highest |
6.3Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.