Compare towns
Haddam vs Bethany vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haddam has the most affordable homes ($380k median).
Bethany has the youngest population (median age 42.5).
Durham 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 | Haddam | Bethany | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,644Highest |
5,288Lowest |
7,208 |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
| Bethany and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25kLowest 3% above CT |
$418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Durham and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
— | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045Lowest 6% above CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$7,998 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
93.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Bethany 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 | #25 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | None in town | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.