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Lisbon vs Ansonia vs Killingly

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).

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.

MeasureLisbonAnsoniaKillingly
People
Population
4,211Lowest
19,033Highest
17,867
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
—
Median age
44.5±5.2Highest
8% above CT
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
Lisbon and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.1%±6.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.3%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
Lisbon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.3%±4.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.1%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Lisbon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
21.9%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$92,708±$12kHighest
3% below CT
$85,877±$10k
10% below CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
Lisbon and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,700±$26kHighest
14% below CT
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Lisbon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,476±$121Highest
about the CT average
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,044
39% below CT
$5,446Highest
18% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±75.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
Lisbon and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.6%Lowest
CT: 10%
9.4%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.9%Highest
CT: 66.5%
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
28 min
5% above CT
Work from home
8.3%±3.4Lowest
CT: 16%
9.1%±2.9
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
Killingly and Ansonia 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 #102 of 149 in CT #142 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Lisbon School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town None in town Emmett O'Brien Technical High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.2Highest
11.1Lowest
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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.