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Colebrook vs Hamden vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Colebrook | Hamden | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
61,045Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Colebrook and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211 7% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Hamden 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 | — | #122 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hamden High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.