Bethlehem ranks #4 in Connecticut for graduation rate
Bethlehem is ranked on 33 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
Colder winters than 95% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Bethlehem’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Bethlehem does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bethlehem marked.
Bethlehem lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Bethlehem’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Bethlehem does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Bethlehem sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bethlehem out-ranks 0 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every CT list, and where Bethlehem lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#102
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#15
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#65
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#94
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#45
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#68
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#76
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#47
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#77
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#144 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#101
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#139
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#17
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#31
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#129 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#101 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#80
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#149
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#133 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#44
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#125
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#19 Climate
Snowiest#1 North Canaan · 75 in
#55
Least snow#1 Groton · 25 in
#84
Mildest winters#1 Stamford · 24.1°
#147
Hottest summers#1 Windsor Locks · 85.4°
#147
Coolest summers#1 Goshen · 79.6°
#11
Longest growing season#1 Old Saybrook · 221 days
#147
Wettest#1 New Hartford · 53 in
#48 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
The number on the right is Bethlehem’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.