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Wethersfield vs Middletown vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
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 | Middletown | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Lowest |
47,958Highest |
27,250Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.4%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$295,300±$11kLowest 20% below CT |
$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,446±$45Highest about the CT average |
$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
| Middletown and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$6,412Lowest 3% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
12%Highest CT: 10% |
6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
23 minHighest 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 149 in CT | #121 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | — |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Middletown High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.