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Wethersfield vs Crystal Lake vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Crystal Lake has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
North Haven has the most expensive homes ($393k median).
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 | Wethersfield | Crystal Lake | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
2,024Lowest |
24,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
48.9±7.6Highest 19% above CT |
45.7±1.3 11% above CT |
| Crystal Lake and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.5%±7.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Crystal Lake and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.3%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Crystal Lake and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Crystal Lake and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kLowest 32% above CT |
$143,882±$29kHighest 50% above CT |
$132,689±$7k 39% above CT |
| Crystal Lake and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
$361,800±$35k about the CT average |
$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
| North Haven and Crystal Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
— | $1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$7,146 8% above CT |
$6,964Lowest 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±93.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
1.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
39 minHighest 47% above CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.5%±10 CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Crystal Lake 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | — | #84 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | — | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | — | North Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
— | 11.0Lowest |
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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.