What stands out worked out from the figures below

Burlington has the highest household income ($165k).

Beacon Falls has the oldest population (median age 48.4).

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	Burlington	Beacon Falls
People
Population	9,680Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
Kids under 18	25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Burlington and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Burlington 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	$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$418,700±$21kHighest 14% above CT	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,427±$671Lowest 4% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,464Highest 12% above CT	$6,534Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.1%±15.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1% CT: 10%	2.1% CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Lowest 14 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Burlington and Beacon Falls 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	#58 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 10	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Lewis S. Mills High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4Highest	11.2Lowest
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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.