What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).

Bethlehem has the highest household income ($109k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Norfolk	Bethlehem
People
Population	1,723Lowest	3,423Highest
Median age	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT	51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT
	Bethlehem and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.3%±4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bethlehem and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±5.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Norfolk and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	39.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±3.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bethlehem and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$108,929±$16kHighest 14% above CT
	Bethlehem and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT	$410,900±$36kLowest 12% above CT
	Norfolk and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,190±$116Highest 20% below CT	$1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT
	Norfolk and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Highest 9% below CT	$5,932Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%	69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Bethlehem and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Lowest CT: 10%	10.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 3% above CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	13.9%±5Lowest CT: 16%
	Norfolk 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	Norfolk School District	Regional School District 14
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.