What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the youngest population (median age 37.5).

Bethlehem has the oldest population (median age 51.5).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Willington	Bethlehem
People
Population	5,575Highest	3,423Lowest
Median age	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT	51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT
	Bethlehem and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.3%±4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bethlehem and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±6.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Bethlehem and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	39.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT	$108,929±$16kHighest 14% above CT
	Bethlehem and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT	$410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT	$1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT
	Willington and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT	$5,932Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%	69.7%±38.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest CT: 10%	10.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%	70.2%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976 9 yrs newer than CT	1976 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the CT average	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%	13.9%±5Highest CT: 16%
	Bethlehem and Willington 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	#104 of 149 in CT	#82 of 149 in CT
School district	Willington School District	Regional School District 14
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.