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Hazardville vs Danielson vs Thomaston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hazardville has the most people working from home (11%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Hazardville | Danielson | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,022 |
4,209Lowest |
7,492Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +49.4%Highest CT: +0.9% |
+2.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 43.2±6.3Highest 5% above CT |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
| Hazardville and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Hazardville and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.4% CT: 42.5% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,893±$20k 14% below CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT |
| Thomaston and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,900±$20k 34% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$282,600±$23kHighest 23% below CT |
| Thomaston and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,530±$299Highest about the CT average |
$1,235±$194 17% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Hazardville and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,948 26% below CT |
$4,009Lowest 40% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22 CT: 52.6% |
| Hazardville and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 8 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11%±3Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Hazardville and Thomaston 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 | — | — | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.