What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Prospect	Killingworth
People
Population	9,458Highest	6,240Lowest
Median age	46.8±3.9Lowest 14% above CT	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT
	Killingworth 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%	18.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Killingworth 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Prospect and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT
	Killingworth and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433 21% above CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Lowest about the CT average	$6,550Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and Killingworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Highest CT: 10%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#50 of 149 in CT	#29 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Regional School District 17
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.