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Prospect vs Roxbury 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 affordable homes ($355k median).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
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 | Roxbury | Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Highest |
2,185Lowest |
5,288 |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest 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% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
58% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Roxbury 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 |
$123,864±$27kLowest 29% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,713±$418Lowest 15% above CT |
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| Prospect and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Lowest about the CT average |
$6,591 about the CT average |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
3.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Roxbury 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 | Regional School District 12 | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | None 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.