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Woonsocket 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

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Killingly has the most homeowners (71.6%).
Ansonia has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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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.

MeasureWoonsocketKillinglyAnsonia
People
Population
43,521Highest
17,867Lowest
19,033
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
40.1±1.6Highest
3% above U.S.
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.1%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±0.9Lowest
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
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$85,877±$10kHighest
6% above U.S.
Ansonia and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,000±$15kHighest
7% below U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$287,200±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,476±$121Highest
4% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,960
27% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,446Highest
75% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
39.7%±10Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
58.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1954
26 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.1%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Killingly and Ansonia 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 #37 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #142 of 149 in CT
School district RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket High School Killingly High School Emmett O'Brien Technical High School
Students per teacherat that high school
15.2Highest
11.1Lowest
12.2
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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.