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Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT vs Williamsburg, KY

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Connecticut

vs

Williamsburg

Kentucky

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Conning Towers-Nautilus Park leads on 14 and Williamsburg on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 134% higher in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,856$793
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 134% higher
Median household income
$81,694$38,147
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 114% higher
Median home value
$290,100$113,300
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is 156% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 5.8 points a year in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, and pay outran rent by 0.5 points a year in Williamsburg.

How these are calculated

ConnecticutKentuckyWilliamsburg, KYConning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTConning Towers-Nautilus ParkWilliamsburgConning Towers-Nautilus ParkWilliamsburg

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Williamsburg, KYComposite 55.9 / 100
66
49212481996574
02Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTComposite 46.5 / 100
41
345046n/a9825n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureConning Towers-Nautilus ParkWilliamsburgAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,856$793
Rent to income127.3%24.9%
Property tax rate11.6%0.9%
Home price to income13.5x3.0x
Prices vs US average2100.4n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,902$909
HUD area median income4n/a$58,300
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,683$1,021
Median home value1$290,100$113,300
Home prices, 1-year change57.5%3.1%
Home prices, 5-year change565.3%49.9%
Homeownership120.8%35.9%
Renters paying 30%+147.5%44.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,101$1,207
Vacant homes18.4%14.8%
Median year built119801981
Jobs and income
Median household income1$81,694$38,147
Income per person1$35,414$19,375
Unemployment15.0%5.3%
Average annual pay6$74,404$47,130
Pay growth, 1 year65.5%1.2%
Jobs6128,31314,880
Poverty rate17.1%30.9%
Mean commute114 min13 min
Works from home120.3%9.6%
Commutes by transit11.4%0.0%
People
Population18,4605,270
Population change since 20207n/a0.9%
Median age125.024.8
Bachelor's or higher130.3%21.2%
High school or higher197.0%79.3%
Household size12.82.4
Born abroad12.8%3.0%
No health insurance13.2%6.4%
Homes with broadband190.4%83.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year129.2%19.3%
Moved from another state127.2%9.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people82.50.8
Income of households moving in8$67,377$46,244
Income of households moving out8$69,861$38,799
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k925.116.8
Shops per 10k934.837.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.91.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k918.023.6
Child care centers per 10k92.01.1
Parks per 10k102.415.2
Playgrounds per 10k1026.011.4
Grocery stores per 10k102.47.6
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k104.715.2
Libraries per 10k101.27.6
Named paths and bike trails100.01.2
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1145.928.1
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1125
National Register listings12n/a5
Founded or incorporated13n/a1819
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a94
Property crime per 100k14n/a487
Schools
Public schools158610
Public school students1536,6054,095
Students per teacher1511.414.0
Climate
July average high16n/a86°F
January average low16n/a26°F
Average temperature16n/a56°F
Annual precipitation16n/a52.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1788.662.2
Hurricane risk1794.744.7
Tornado risk1753.164.0
Wildfire risk1739.485.1
Heat wave risk1771.365.3
Median air quality index1838n/a
Good air days1881.3%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Conning Towers-Nautilus Park $74,240, Williamsburg $31,720 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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