Compare towns
Naugatuck vs Prospect vs Windsor Locks
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).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($355k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 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 | Prospect | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
9,458Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks 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% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Windsor Locks 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 |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13k 29% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks 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 |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Regional School District 16 | — |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | 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.