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Bantam vs Franklin vs Middlefield
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 people working from home (16%).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k 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 | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
2,004 |
4,243Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
| Middlefield 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% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest 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% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield 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% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield 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±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
| Franklin and Middlefield 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 |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$767±$529 48% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984 40% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Bantam 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% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Middlefield 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 | — | — | #65 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Franklin School District | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.