Compare towns
Prospect vs Quinebaug vs Bethany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
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 | Prospect | Quinebaug | Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Highest |
1,193Lowest |
5,288 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$105,181±$36kLowest 10% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
| Bethany and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433 21% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504 about the CT average |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Highest CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Bethany 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | #30 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | — | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.