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Otis vs Killingly vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otis has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Otis | Killingly | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,624Lowest |
17,867 |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±3.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 | $108,898±$6kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,700±$40kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15k 13% below U.S. |
$287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$924 7% below U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,408Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$3,922 26% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Otis and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±7.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #136 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Farmington River Reg | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.