Best PlacesBethlehem Village, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bethlehem Village, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bethlehem Village ranks 4,358th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bethlehem Village
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bethlehem Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bethlehem Village ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$123,942 median, better than 94% of towns
Where Bethlehem Village ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,407 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bethlehem Village
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bethlehem Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,942, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bethlehem Village's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bethlehem Village
Bethlehem Village runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bethlehem Village.
Who works in Bethlehem Village, and how
Work in Bethlehem Village centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Bethlehem Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bethlehem Village.
What the weather is like in Bethlehem Village, month by month
Bethlehem Village sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Bethlehem Village
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bethlehem Village
Schools across Bethlehem Village average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodbury Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Nonnewaug High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bethlehem Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bethlehem Village measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bethlehem Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bethlehem Village
Is Bethlehem Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bethlehem Village ranks 4,358th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bethlehem Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,700. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $123,942 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Bethlehem Village safe?
Yes, Bethlehem Village is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
Compare Bethlehem Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bethlehem Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bethlehem Village represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bethlehem Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bethlehem Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bethlehem Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bethlehem Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bethlehem Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bethlehem Village detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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