What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Haven has the most expensive homes ($393k median).

Wethersfield has the most people working from home (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.

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

Measure	North Haven	Wethersfield
People
Population	24,336Lowest	27,250Highest
Median age	45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT	43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT
	North Haven and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2%	21.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	North Haven and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	North Haven and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	54.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Wethersfield 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±$7kHighest 39% above CT	$126,806±$12kLowest 32% above CT
	North Haven and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT	$324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT	$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,964Lowest 5% above CT	$7,296Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Wethersfield and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Lowest CT: 10%	6.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 18% below CT	21 minLowest 20% below CT
Work from home	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	18%±2.6Highest CT: 16%
	Wethersfield and North Haven 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	#84 of 149 in CT	#92 of 149 in CT
School district	Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District
High school in town	North Haven High School	Wethersfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.0Lowest	13.8Highest
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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.