Compare towns
Bethlehem vs Andover vs Woodbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethlehem has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Andover has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Woodbury has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Bethlehem | Andover | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,423 |
3,152Lowest |
9,833Highest |
| Median age | 51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT |
51.2±5.4Lowest 25% above CT |
51.4±5.8 25% above CT |
| Bethlehem and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.3%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbury and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.3 CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
28.9%±4.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbury and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5% CT: 42.5% |
50.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Andover and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,929±$16kLowest 14% above CT |
$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$131,480±$20k 37% above CT |
| Andover and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,900±$36k 12% above CT |
$376,500±$36kLowest about the CT average |
$469,900±$28kHighest 28% above CT |
| Woodbury and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,166±$745 22% below CT |
$1,563±$193Highest 5% above CT |
| Woodbury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,932Lowest 11% below CT |
$6,554 about the CT average |
$8,042Highest 21% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4 CT: 52.6% |
41.8%±8.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bethlehem and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5Lowest CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Woodbury and Andover 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 | #82 of 149 in CT | #43 of 149 in CT | #83 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 14 | Andover School District | Regional School District 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Nonnewaug High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.