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Middlefield vs Killingly vs Killingworth
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1961).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | Middlefield | Killingly | Killingworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
17,867Highest |
6,240 |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9 26% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% 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 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Killingworth 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% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT |
| Killingworth and Middlefield 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 |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,550 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8 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 | 8.1% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #65 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #29 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.