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Cheshire vs Bethany vs Southington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cheshire has the most people working from home (19.1%).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Southington has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Cheshire | Bethany | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,040 |
5,288Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 44.9±1.4 9% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
45±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
| Southington and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Cheshire and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Cheshire and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
58% CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,528±$12k 53% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$124,309±$9kLowest 30% above CT |
| Bethany and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,000±$17kHighest 20% above CT |
$418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
$373,800±$10kLowest about the CT average |
| Cheshire and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,398±$116Lowest 6% below CT |
— | $1,472±$77Highest about the CT average |
| Southington and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,755 17% above CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$6,206Lowest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±6.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Cheshire and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Cheshire and Southington 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 | #18 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Cheshire School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Cheshire High School | None in town | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.