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Middlefield vs Bethany vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Middlefield | Bethany | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
5,288Highest |
4,317 |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
| Bethany and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
— | $1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853 3% above CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$5,903Lowest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Pomfret 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.