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Bethlehem vs Haddam vs Hebron
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).
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
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 | Bethlehem | Haddam | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,423Lowest |
8,644 |
9,157Highest |
| Median age | 51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT |
45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
| Bethlehem and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bethlehem and Haddam 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% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
52.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron and Haddam 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 |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
| Hebron and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT |
$379,700±$25kLowest 3% above CT |
$385,800±$15k 5% above CT |
| Bethlehem and Hebron 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 |
$1,567±$258 5% above CT |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
| Hebron and Haddam 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 |
$7,045 6% above CT |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bethlehem and Haddam 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% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5 CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 14 | Regional School District 17 | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 |
| High school in town | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | RHAM High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.