Compare towns
Middletown vs Bethany vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
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 | Middletown | Bethany | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
5,288 |
4,243Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11kLowest 20% below CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
| Bethany and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45Lowest about the CT average |
— | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412Lowest 3% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$6,853 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Middletown 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.