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Hampton vs Colchester vs Canterbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Colchester has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Canterbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Hampton | Colchester | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,647Lowest |
15,648Highest |
5,124 |
| Median age | 51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
43.5±3.8Lowest 6% above CT |
48.4±4.5 18% above CT |
| Hampton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Colchester and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% CT: 42.5% |
49.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Colchester and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
$122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT |
$103,198±$6kLowest 8% above CT |
| Colchester and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
$366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$334,200±$12k 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,474±$153Highest about the CT average |
$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
| Colchester and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364 34% below CT |
$6,212Highest 6% below CT |
$4,140Lowest 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4 CT: 52.6% |
40%±13Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 13 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above CT |
30 min 14% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Colchester and Hampton 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 | — | #64 of 149 in CT | #125 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hampton School District | Colchester School District | Canterbury School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bacon Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.