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Groton vs Bethlehem vs Long Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Bethlehem has the most homeowners (70.2%).
Long Hill has the most renters (77.6% rent).
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 | Groton | Bethlehem | Long Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,490Highest |
3,423Lowest |
4,399 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -6.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 5% below CT |
51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT |
32.7±2.1Lowest 20% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±4Highest CT: 20.2% |
11.3%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethlehem and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bethlehem and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39.2% CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±3.1 CT: 7.1% |
8%±4.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Long Hill and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,577±$8kLowest 17% below CT |
$108,929±$16kHighest 14% above CT |
$84,201±$22k 12% below CT |
| Bethlehem and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,600±$26k 16% below CT |
$410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT |
$175,600±$62kLowest 52% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$98 16% below CT |
$1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,722±$116Highest 16% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,411 34% below CT |
$5,932Highest 11% below CT |
$2,500Lowest 62% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±11.7 CT: 52.6% |
69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.3%±13Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bethlehem and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest CT: 10% |
10.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
16.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.4% CT: 66.5% |
70.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
22.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 34% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.9%±5 CT: 16% |
20.7%±9.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Long Hill 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 | — |
| School district | — | Regional School District 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.