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Bethany vs Coventry vs Haddam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Haddam has the most renters (13.3% rent).
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 | Bethany | Coventry | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,288Lowest |
12,326Highest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Bethany and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
31 min 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Coventry 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 | #30 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Coventry School District | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | None in town | Coventry High School | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.