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Middlebury vs Suffield vs Naugatuck
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Naugatuck has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Middlebury | Suffield | Naugatuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807Lowest |
15,702 |
31,800Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3 8% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
| Suffield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$96,324±$9kLowest about the CT average |
| Middlebury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,369±$58 8% below CT |
| Suffield and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,362Lowest 4% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Middlebury 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 | #55 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #116 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Suffield School District | Naugatuck School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Naugatuck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.