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Bantam vs Hartland vs Hampton
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).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k 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 | Hartland | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
1,840Highest |
1,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Lowest 15% above CT |
48.8±4.9 19% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Hampton and Hartland 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% |
16%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton 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% |
21.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest 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% |
39.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Hartland and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $113,375±$13kHighest 18% above CT |
$109,167±$19kLowest 14% above CT |
| Hartland and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$350,700±$21kHighest 4% below CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
| Hartland and Bantam 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 |
$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
| Hartland 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 |
$5,633Highest 15% below CT |
$4,364 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Hampton 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% |
4.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
35 minHighest 32% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
| Hartland and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Hartland School District | Hampton School District |
| 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.