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Naugatuck vs Killingly vs Beacon Falls vs Waterbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Waterbury has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Killingly | Beacon Falls | Waterbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 31,800 |
17,867 |
6,147Lowest |
114,869Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | — | +3.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
37.8±1.3Lowest 8% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.2%±1.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Waterbury and Naugatuck 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% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±0.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Killingly 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% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
17.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Waterbury 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 |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT |
$51,886±$2kLowest 46% below 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 |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$208,500±$6kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,225±$38 18% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362 4% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$5,449 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±4.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Waterbury 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% CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
24.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
28 minLowest 5% above CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
8.3%±1.3Lowest 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT | #144 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Killingly High School | Woodland Regional High School | Crosby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2 |
11.1Lowest |
11.2 |
17.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.