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Naugatuck vs Danielson 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 highest household income ($96k).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
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 | Danielson | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800 |
4,209Lowest |
41,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
40.7±1.9Highest about the CT average |
| Enfield and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2 CT: 18.5% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Enfield and Naugatuck 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% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
31.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson and Naugatuck 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 |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
| Naugatuck and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kHighest 29% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$252,900±$7k 31% below CT |
| Naugatuck and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,235±$194Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,009Lowest 40% below CT |
$5,360 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1 CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Enfield and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
28 min 7% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest 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 | — | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | — | 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.