What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most kids (22.6% under 18).

Beacon Falls has the most affordable homes ($350k median).

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	Canton	Beacon Falls
People
Population	10,144Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
	Canton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT
	Canton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,232Highest 9% above CT	$6,534Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Canton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 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	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Canton 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	#22 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Canton School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Canton High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	11.2Highest
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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.