Compare towns
Wauregan vs Madison vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wauregan has the most renters (39.4% rent).
Madison has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Franklin has the shortest commute (27 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 | Wauregan | Madison | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
17,616Highest |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
51.9±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.2%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Madison and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,545±$18kLowest 17% below CT |
$167,442±$16kHighest 75% above CT |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,700±$15kLowest 28% below CT |
$583,900±$30kHighest 59% above CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,254±$476 16% below CT |
$2,025±$741Highest 36% above CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
| Madison and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
$8,843Highest 33% above CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.4%±19.5 CT: 52.6% |
44%±12.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Madison and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.6% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
30 min 12% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.8%±7.6Lowest CT: 16% |
30.2%±5.3Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #7 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Madison School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | — | Daniel Hand High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.