What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bethany has the most affordable homes ($418k median).

Old Hill has the most expensive homes ($1479k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bethany	Old Hill
People
Population	5,288Highest	2,990Lowest
Median age	42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT	42.9±5.8Highest 4% above CT
	Old Hill and Bethany 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%	36%±8.6Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.2%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	15.4%±8.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Bethany and Old Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58%Lowest CT: 42.5%	93.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1%	1.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$166,236±$20kLowest 74% above CT	$250,001Highest 161% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$418,000±$42kLowest 14% above CT	$1,479,400±$326kHighest 303% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$3,501 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,313Lowest 25% above CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6%	19.2%±29.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Old Hill and Bethany 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%	3.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	92.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 21% above CT	42 minHighest 59% above CT
Work from home	12%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%	41.3%±4.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#30 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Bethany School District · Regional School District 05	—
High school in town	None in town	—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.