What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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	Beacon Falls	Middlefield
People
Population	6,147Highest	4,243Lowest
Median age	48.4±3.8Lowest 18% above CT	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT
	Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Beacon Falls and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT	$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average
	Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,921±$286Lowest 29% above CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,534Lowest about the CT average	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls and Middlefield 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	#77 of 149 in CT	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Regional School District 13
High school in town	Woodland Regional High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2	—
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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.