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Pomfret vs Woodbridge vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most renters (19.5% rent).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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 | Pomfret | Woodbridge | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,317Lowest |
9,073Highest |
6,147 |
| Median age | 45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.9 CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.8% CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Pomfret and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
$350,300±$34kLowest 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,808±$110 22% above CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903Lowest 11% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,534 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Woodbridge 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 | #39 of 149 in CT | #16 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Pomfret School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | Amity Regional High School | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.