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Ansonia vs Bethany vs Hamden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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 | Ansonia | Bethany | Hamden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
5,288Lowest |
61,045Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
42.5±2.9Highest 3% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
| Bethany and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Lowest about the CT average |
— | $1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Lowest 18% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hamden and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Hamden and Bethany 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | Hamden High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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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.