Compare towns
Middletown vs Wethersfield vs Portland
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).
Wethersfield has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Portland has the most kids (22.3% 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 | Middletown | Wethersfield | Portland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
27,250 |
9,434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.4%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
41.6±2 about the CT average |
| Wethersfield and Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
22.3%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Portland and Wethersfield 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% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.7%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Wethersfield and Portland 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% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
52.1% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.6%±2.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$118,929±$15k 24% above CT |
| Wethersfield and Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11kLowest 20% below CT |
$324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$337,400±$36kHighest 8% below CT |
| Portland and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45Highest about the CT average |
$1,370±$150 8% below CT |
$1,129±$62Lowest 24% below CT |
| Middletown and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412Lowest 3% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$6,461 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.1%±20.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
6.9% CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6% CT: 66.5% |
83.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6 CT: 16% |
18.5%±4.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Portland and Wethersfield 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #61 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | — | Portland School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | — | Portland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 10.6Lowest |
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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.