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Hebron vs Willimantic 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
Hebron has the highest household income ($143k).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Hebron | Willimantic | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,157Lowest |
18,096Highest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Hebron and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Hebron and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Hebron and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Hebron and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,263Highest 24% above CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | RHAM High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Highest |
— | 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.