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Bethany vs Norwich vs Woodbridge
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 most homeowners (97.2%).
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Woodbridge has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Norwich | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,288Lowest |
39,973Highest |
9,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
38.5±1.7Lowest 6% below CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8 CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbridge and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58% CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $166,236±$20k 74% above CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,253±$68Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,313 25% above CT |
$4,703Lowest 29% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% CT: 10% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Woodbridge 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Norwich Free Academy | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.