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Naugatuck vs Hampton vs Prospect
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 most people working from home (17.7%).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($355k 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 | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
1,647Lowest |
9,458 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
| Hampton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect 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% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton and Prospect 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% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9kLowest about the CT average |
$109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Prospect and Hampton 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 |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Naugatuck 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 |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,504Highest 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% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Prospect 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hampton 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 | — | #50 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 | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2 |
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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.