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Prospect vs Killingly vs Canterbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Prospect | Killingly | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
17,867Highest |
5,124Lowest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
| Canterbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Canterbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Killingly and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$103,198±$6k 8% above CT |
| Prospect and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$334,200±$12k 9% below CT |
| Prospect and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,044±$141 30% below CT |
$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,140 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
40%±13Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Canterbury and Killingly 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #125 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Canterbury School District |
| 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.