Compare towns
Naugatuck vs Plainfield vs Prospect 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 most renters (32.2% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Plainfield | Prospect | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 31,800 |
15,141 |
9,458Lowest |
41,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest 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% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
31.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield 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 |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13k 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
| Prospect 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 |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,360 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Enfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
28 min 4% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 16 | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Plainfield High School | None in town | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
— | 13.5 |
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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.