Living in Killingworth, CT

Perfect for those who enjoy historical and farmland charm, Killingworth is a rural small town of about 7,000 residents. Killingworth offers quiet retreats, large yards and the potential for farms, and miles and miles of nature trails. Bordering towns include Madison, Clinton, Durham, Chester, and Haddam, so you don’t have to travel too far for work, beaches, stores and restaurants, but get to go home to your home retreat at the end of the day.

Killingworth is serviced by a town elementary school and three regional schools for intermediate, middle and high school education (shared with neighboring Haddam). Schools boast small student-teacher ratios for more individualized attention.

With so many towns bordering Killingworth, you can feel as though you live out in the country, but be in short distances of RT 9, RT 80, RT 81, and other connecting roads to New Haven and Middletown, and further out.  The 9 Town Rural Transit system provides public transit via bus and its “Dial-a-Ride” program, which provides affordable transportation to those who need it.

Killingworth's glory is its natural environment. The entire town is part of the Menunketesuck Greenway and Chatfield Hollow State Park is a very scenic state park with plenty of trails, as well as a lake for summer swimming. The town's own Parmelee Farm offers events, outdoor summer concerts, artisan fairs, education opportunities and some short walking trails; Cockaponset State Forest has trails for longer hikes;  A Place Called Hope, a wildlife rehabilitation and education center, gives demonstrations and educational talks for the general public.