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Prospect vs Southwick vs Bethany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
Southwick has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Southwick | Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Highest |
9,217 |
5,288Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 20% above U.S. |
46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
42.5±2.9Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.3%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Prospect and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bethany and Southwick 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 57% above U.S. |
$120,462±$16kLowest 49% above U.S. |
$166,236±$20kHighest 106% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$397,500±$27k 19% above U.S. |
$418,000±$42kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Bethany and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 27% above U.S. |
$1,332±$72Lowest 6% below U.S. |
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| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504 109% above U.S. |
$5,331Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$8,313Highest 167% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Southwick and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Southwick 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 | #211 of 282 in MA | #30 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | Southwick Regional School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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U.S. 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.