What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).

Naugatuck has the most affordable homes ($259k 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	Naugatuck
People
Population	10,144Lowest	31,800Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-1.1% CT: +0.9%
Median age	45.3±5.2Highest 10% above CT	39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT
	Canton and Naugatuck 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%	19.9%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT	$96,324±$9kLowest about the CT average
	Canton and Naugatuck 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	$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,403±$358Highest 6% below CT	$1,369±$58Lowest 8% below CT
	Canton and Naugatuck 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	$6,362Lowest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6%	42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Canton and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	6.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	33 minHighest 26% above CT
Work from home	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%	15%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#22 of 149 in CT	#116 of 149 in CT
School district	Canton School District	Naugatuck School District
High school in town	Canton High School	Naugatuck High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	15.2Highest
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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.