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Prospect vs Killingly vs Sterling vs Naugatuck
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 most expensive homes ($355k median).
Killingly has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Naugatuck has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Sterling | Naugatuck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,458 |
17,867 |
3,629Lowest |
31,800Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Killingly 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% CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
32.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Killingly 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 |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
$96,324±$9k about the CT average |
| Prospect and Sterling 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±$15k 21% below CT |
$283,400±$17k 23% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
| Prospect and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,551 31% below CT |
$6,362 4% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4 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% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
6.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
33 min 26% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck and Sterling 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 | #119 of 149 in CT | #116 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Sterling School District | Naugatuck School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Naugatuck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
— | 15.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.