What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lebanon has the highest household income ($109k).

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	Lebanon	Beacon Falls
People
Population	7,116Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	46.9±2.7Lowest 14% above CT	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.4%±3.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.6%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.1%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,135±$19kHighest 14% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
	Lebanon and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$345,900±$40kLowest 6% below CT	$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,630±$534Lowest 10% above CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,646Lowest 15% below CT	$6,534Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33%±18.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 15% above CT	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	20.5%±7.9Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Lebanon 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	#74 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Lebanon School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Lyman Memorial High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9Lowest	11.2Highest
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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.