What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($376k 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	Middlefield
People
Population	6,240Highest	4,243Lowest
Median age	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT	51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT
	Killingworth and Middlefield 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%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Middlefield 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%	25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield 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	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average
	Killingworth and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$3,501 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,550Lowest about the CT average	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield 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%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	25 minHighest 6% below CT
Work from home	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#29 of 149 in CT	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 17	Regional School District 13
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.