What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kent has the shortest commute (20 min average).

Beacon Falls has the most kids (18% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Kent	Beacon Falls
People
Population	3,056Lowest	6,147Highest
Median age	55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT	48.4±3.8Lowest 18% above CT
	Kent and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Beacon Falls and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Kent 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+	55.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Kent and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT	$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,520Lowest 32% below CT	$6,534Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 23% below CT	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Kent and Beacon Falls 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	#20 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Kent 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

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.