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Naugatuck vs Hampton 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).
Hampton has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Beacon Falls has the most expensive homes ($350k 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 | Naugatuck | Hampton | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
1,647Lowest |
6,147 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
| Hampton and Beacon Falls 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% |
19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Hampton 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% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton 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+ | 32.2% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest 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±$9kLowest about the CT average |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
| Hampton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Hampton 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 |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362 4% below CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1980 13 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
29 minLowest 9% above CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Hampton 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 | — | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Hampton School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | None in town | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.