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Naugatuck vs Suffield vs Oxford
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 affordable homes ($259k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Oxford has the most expensive homes ($472k 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 | Suffield | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
15,702 |
12,991Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4Lowest 3% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.2±5.7Highest 10% above CT |
| Oxford and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Oxford 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Oxford and Suffield 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 CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
46.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9kLowest about the CT average |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT |
| Oxford and Suffield 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 |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,415±$87 5% below CT |
| Suffield and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362Lowest 4% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$6,442 3% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield 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 CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
30 min 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #78 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Suffield School District | Oxford School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Suffield High School | Oxford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.9 |
10.1Lowest |
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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.