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North Haven vs Redding vs Bethel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Bethel has the most renters (24.8% rent).
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 | North Haven | Redding | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,336Highest |
8,780Lowest |
20,796 |
| Median age | 45.7±1.3 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
42.8±2.6Lowest 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethel and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,689±$7k 39% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$116,541±$7kLowest 22% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,200±$15kLowest 7% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$434,600±$16k 18% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,720±$127 16% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,640±$142Lowest 10% above CT |
| Redding and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,964Lowest 5% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,165 23% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±11.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.5%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #100 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Bethel School District |
| High school in town | North Haven High School | Joel Barlow High School | Bethel High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.1 |
13.6Highest |
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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.