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Durham vs Naugatuck vs Prospect
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 most people working from home (20.5%).
Naugatuck has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Naugatuck | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208Lowest |
31,800Highest |
9,458 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$96,324±$9kLowest about the CT average |
$126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,362Lowest 4% below CT |
$6,504 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% CT: 10% |
6.3%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2% CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Naugatuck 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 | #116 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Naugatuck School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Naugatuck High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.