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Middlefield vs Webster vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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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 | Middlefield | Webster | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
12,228Highest |
6,147 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 33% above U.S. |
37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
48.4±3.8 24% above U.S. |
| Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlefield 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+ | 41.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20k 24% above U.S. |
$63,837±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$101,516±$42kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Beacon Falls and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$333,100±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$350,300±$34k 5% above U.S. |
| Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 148% above U.S. |
$1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,921±$286 36% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 120% above U.S. |
$3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$6,534 109% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.7%±30.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlefield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
16%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.3%±7.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Beacon Falls and Middlefield 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #271 of 282 in MA | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | — | 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 | None yet |
U.S. 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.