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Middlefield 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

Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).

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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.

MeasureMiddlefieldAnsoniaKillingly
People
Population
4,243Lowest
19,033Highest
17,867
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%
CT: +0.9%
—
Median age
51.6±1.9Highest
26% above CT
40.1±1.6
about the CT average
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
Kids under 18
13.9%±4.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.3%±2.8
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.5%±7.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.1%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
Middlefield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
21.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.7%±2.4
CT: 7.1%
6.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Ansonia and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$99,837±$20kHighest
4% above CT
$85,877±$10k
10% below CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
Middlefield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,000±$27kHighest
about the CT average
$287,200±$14kLowest
22% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$3,501Highest
135% above CT
$1,476±$121
about the CT average
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,853Highest
3% above CT
$5,446
18% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
85.4%±52.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
39.7%±10Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
Middlefield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
9.4%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.5%Highest
CT: 66.5%
58.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961
6 yrs older than CT
1954Lowest
13 yrs older than CT
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
6% below CT
27 min
about the CT average
28 minHighest
5% above CT
Work from home
10.9%±4.1
CT: 16%
9.1%±2.9Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
Killingly and Middlefield 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 #65 of 149 in CT #142 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Regional School District 13 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.