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Durham vs Hampton vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Beacon Falls has the most renters (14.5% rent).
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.
| Measure | Durham | Hampton | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,347 |
1,647Lowest |
6,147Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.9±5.4Lowest 17% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
| Hampton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton 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+ | 42.4% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Beacon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT |
| Durham and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
| Durham and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$1k 9% above CT |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,534 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1980 13 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 20%±6.7 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | — | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Hampton School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.