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Colebrook vs Prospect 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).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Prospect | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
9,458 |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Colebrook and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks 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% |
24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17k 16% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Prospect and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Prospect and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211 7% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #50 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Regional School District 16 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.