Compare towns
Prospect vs Windham vs Durham 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).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Windham | Durham | Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,458 |
23,961Highest |
7,208 |
5,288Lowest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest 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%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Durham 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% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
| Bethany and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$418,000±$42k 14% above CT |
| Durham and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
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| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504 about the CT average |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$7,998 20% above CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham 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% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 13 | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.