Compare towns
Naugatuck vs Enfield vs Beacon Falls
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).
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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 | Enfield | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800 |
41,090Highest |
6,147Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Enfield 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% |
18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9k about the CT average |
$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT |
$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Naugatuck 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 |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362 4% below CT |
$5,360Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Beacon Falls and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% CT: 10% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Naugatuck 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 | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Enfield High School | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
13.5 |
11.2Lowest |
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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.