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Bethlehem Village is a small town of 2,195 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 10 miles from Waterbury, CT and 28 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,195people
$381kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,195
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 282 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Hartford, CT
- 10 mi to Waterbury, CT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HVN airport
- 33 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 324 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: R+7 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk