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North Haven vs Willimantic 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 highest household income ($133k).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Bethel has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Willimantic | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,336Highest |
18,096Lowest |
20,796 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
42.8±2.6 4% above CT |
| North Haven and Bethel 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% |
20.6%±2.5Lowest 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%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.4%±1.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$116,541±$7k 22% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,200±$15k 7% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$434,600±$16kHighest 18% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,640±$142 10% above CT |
| North Haven and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,964 5% above CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$8,165Highest 23% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±11.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Bethel 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% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.5%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Bethel 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 | — | #100 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District | — | Bethel School District |
| High school in town | North Haven High School | — | Bethel High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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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.