Compare towns
Hampton vs Naugatuck vs Brooklyn vs Bozrah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Naugatuck has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Bozrah has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
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 | Hampton | Naugatuck | Brooklyn | Bozrah |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,647Lowest |
31,800Highest |
8,517 |
2,293 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
46.4±7.4 13% above CT |
| Hampton and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
21.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% CT: 42.5% |
32.2% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
32.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$96,324±$9k about the CT average |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$108,516±$11k 13% above CT |
| Hampton and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$311,200±$26k 15% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,426±$108Highest 4% below CT |
| Bozrah and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$4,438 33% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.2%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
6.3% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
87.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
29 min 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hampton 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 | — | #116 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Hampton School District | Naugatuck School District | Brooklyn School District | Bozrah School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Naugatuck High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2 |
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