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Naugatuck vs Reading vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naugatuck has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Reading has the most expensive homes ($809k median).
Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).
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 | Reading | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
25,612 |
9,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±2.3 12% above U.S. |
46.8±3.9Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Prospect and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Reading and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Prospect and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$165,912±$13kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$126,394±$18k 57% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$809,000±$22kHighest 143% above U.S. |
$355,400±$21k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58Lowest 3% below U.S. |
$1,991±$273Highest 41% above U.S. |
$1,800±$433 27% above U.S. |
| Reading and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362Lowest 104% above U.S. |
$9,320Highest 199% above U.S. |
$6,504 109% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.3%±31.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Prospect and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #116 of 149 in CT | #50 of 282 in MA | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Reading | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Reading Memorial High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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U.S. 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.