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Bantam vs Hampton vs West Haven
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 expensive homes ($318k median).
Hampton has the most homeowners (90%).
West Haven has the youngest population (median age 35.8).
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 | Hampton | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
1,647 |
55,351Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | 0%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
| Hampton and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| West Haven and Hampton 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% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton 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% |
29.9% CT: 42.5% |
30.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$74,382±$5kLowest 22% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$291,700±$9kLowest 20% below CT |
| Bantam and Hampton 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 |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,442±$43Highest 3% below CT |
| West Haven and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$4,364 34% below CT |
$6,941Highest 4% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and West Haven 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% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
14.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1959 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
23 minLowest 14% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hampton and Bantam 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 | — | — | #120 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Hampton School District | New Haven School District · West Haven School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | West Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 15.6 |
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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.