What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).

Goshen has the most renters (11.7% 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.

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

Measure	Killingworth	Goshen
People
Population	6,240Highest	3,196Lowest
Median age	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT	51.4±3.6Lowest 25% above CT
	Killingworth and Goshen 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%	15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Goshen 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%	26.8%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Goshen 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	56.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Killingworth and Goshen 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	$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT
	Goshen 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±$56kLowest 22% above CT	$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT
	Goshen and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,250±$724 16% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,550Highest about the CT average	$5,292Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%	31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Killingworth and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	4.5%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	88.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT	1985Lowest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	42 minHighest 58% above CT
Work from home	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%	13.4%±5.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Killingworth and Goshen 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	—
School district	Regional School District 17	Regional School District 20
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.