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Killingworth vs Middlefield vs Durham
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%).
Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($376k median).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
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 | Middlefield | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,240 |
4,243Lowest |
7,208Highest |
| Median age | 53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
51.6±1.9 26% above CT |
45.5±2.8Lowest 11% 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% |
16.4%±3.6 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% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Durham 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 |
$99,837±$20kLowest 4% 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 |
$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average |
$424,800±$23k 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 | — | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,550Lowest about the CT average |
$6,853 3% above CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest 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% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.