What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bethany has the most people working from home (12%).

Stepney has the most expensive homes ($476k 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	Stepney
People
Population	5,288Highest	3,979Lowest
Median age	42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT	47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT
	Stepney 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%	21.1%±5.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Stepney and Bethany 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%	17.7%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Stepney 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%Highest CT: 42.5%	54.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±3.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Stepney and Bethany 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	$153,966±$16kLowest 61% above CT
	Bethany and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$418,000±$42kLowest 14% above CT	$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT
	Stepney and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,750±$1k 85% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,313Lowest 25% above CT	$9,309Highest 40% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6%	63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Stepney and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3%Highest CT: 10%	0.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	96.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 21% above CT	37 minHighest 41% above CT
Work from home	12%±5.2Highest CT: 16%	9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16%
	Bethany and Stepney 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	—
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.