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Naugatuck vs Brooklyn vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naugatuck has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Naugatuck | Brooklyn | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800 |
8,517Lowest |
41,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Enfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
31.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT |
| Naugatuck and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13k 29% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,360 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Enfield and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck and Enfield 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 | #116 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Brooklyn School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | None in town | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 13.5Lowest |
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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.