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Wolcott vs Bethany vs Southington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Wolcott | Bethany | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,279 |
5,288Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
45±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
| Southington and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.1 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Southington and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,850±$10kLowest 16% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$124,309±$9k 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$17kLowest 11% below CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$373,800±$10k about the CT average |
| Bethany and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,464±$913Lowest about the CT average |
— | $1,472±$77Highest about the CT average |
| Southington and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,799Lowest 13% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$6,206 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±24.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Wolcott and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.3% CT: 10% |
4.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Southington 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 | #76 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wolcott School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Wolcott High School | None in town | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.