Compare towns
Naugatuck vs Vernon vs Middlebury
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).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k 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 | Vernon | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
30,577 |
7,807Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
44.4±2.3Highest 8% above CT |
| Middlebury and Naugatuck 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% |
16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury 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% |
18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Vernon 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% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9k about the CT average |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
| Vernon and Naugatuck 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 |
$5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Naugatuck and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Middlebury 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | #55 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Vernon School District | Regional School District 15 |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Rockville High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.