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Hamden vs Beacon Falls vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | Hamden | Beacon Falls | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,045Highest |
6,147Lowest |
24,336 |
| Median age | 38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
45.7±1.3 11% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.3%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
| North Haven and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
| North Haven and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,720±$127Lowest 16% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$6,534Lowest about the CT average |
$6,964 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hamden and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT | #84 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Regional School District 16 | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District |
| High school in town | Hamden High School | Woodland Regional High School | North Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.2 |
11.0Lowest |
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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.