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Bantam vs Franklin vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Litchfield has the most expensive homes ($409k 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 | Bantam | Franklin | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
2,004Highest |
1,251 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -6.3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
49±8.7Highest 19% above CT |
| Litchfield and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31.5%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Litchfield and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
65%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Litchfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $105,000±$10kLowest 10% above CT |
$109,773±$24kHighest 15% above CT |
| Litchfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kLowest 13% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
$409,000±$67kHighest 11% above CT |
| Litchfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$767±$529 48% below CT |
$1,432±$409Highest 4% below CT |
| Litchfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984 40% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,448Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.7%±19 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 14 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.1%±6.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Litchfield and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Franklin School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.