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About Bethel
Town in Connecticut, United StatesBethel () is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 20,358. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town includes the Bethel Census-Designated Place.
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Housing in Bethel
The typical Bethel home is worth about $569,000, up 3.5% in a year, 26% above the Connecticut typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Bethel
Safety Grade A
Bethel reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Bethel
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The public schools Bethel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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