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Killingworth vs Haddam vs Clinton
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%).
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Clinton has the most renters (15.3% 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 | Haddam | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,240Lowest |
8,644 |
13,377Highest |
| Median age | 53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
45.9±2.6Lowest 12% above CT |
50.5±3 23% above CT |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Killingworth 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% |
21%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.1%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Killingworth and Clinton 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% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT |
$114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT |
$124,824±$14k 30% above CT |
| Killingworth and Clinton 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 |
$379,700±$25kLowest 3% above CT |
$380,000±$14k 4% above CT |
| Killingworth and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT |
| Haddam and Clinton 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 |
$7,045Highest 6% above CT |
$6,151Lowest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam 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% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
84.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
29 min 10% above CT |
| Work from home | 24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT | #81 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Regional School District 17 | Clinton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | The Morgan School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
9.7Highest |
| 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.