What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bethlehem has the shortest commute (29 min average).

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.

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

Measure	Bethlehem	Woodbury
People
Population	3,423Lowest	9,833Highest
Median age	51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT	51.4±5.8Lowest 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%±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%±5.3Lowest 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%	50.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1%
	Woodbury and Bethlehem 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	$131,480±$20kHighest 37% above CT
	Woodbury and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$410,900±$36kLowest 12% above CT	$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	$1,563±$193Highest 5% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,932Lowest 11% below CT	$8,042Highest 21% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6%	41.8%±8.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bethlehem and Woodbury 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%	7.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	35 minHighest 33% above CT
Work from home	13.9%±5Lowest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.3Highest CT: 16%
	Woodbury and Bethlehem 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	#83 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 14	Regional School District 14
High school 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

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.