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Whately 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

Whately has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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.

MeasureWhatelyKillinglyAnsonia
People
Population
1,499Lowest
17,867
19,033Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.3±6.7Highest
27% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.1±1.6
3% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.4%±3.8Lowest
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+
24.5%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Whately and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.4Lowest
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
$116,563±$15kHighest
44% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$85,877±$10k
6% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$431,500±$22kHighest
30% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$287,200±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$977±$125Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,476±$121Highest
4% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,027
61% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,446Highest
75% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±29Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.7%±10
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.2%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
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
20.4%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
9.1%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Whately 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #142 of 149 in CT
School district Whately 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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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.