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Oronoque vs Westbrook vs Kent
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oronoque has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
Westbrook has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
Kent has the most kids (12.2% under 18).
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 | Oronoque | Westbrook | Kent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,116 |
6,856Highest |
3,056Lowest |
| Median age | 66.6±1.6Highest 62% above CT |
58.2±3.7 42% above CT |
55.8±4.3Lowest 36% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 6%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
9.6%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
12.2%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Kent and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 53.8%±7.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
36%±5.5 CT: 18.5% |
30.6%±6.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% CT: 42.5% |
41.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
55.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±3.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Oronoque and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,417±$5kLowest 24% below CT |
$91,202±$23k 5% below CT |
$96,064±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Kent and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,600±$26kLowest 3% below CT |
$434,300±$42k 18% above CT |
$470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT |
| Kent and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,278±$352Highest 53% above CT |
$1,425±$176 4% below CT |
$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,787Highest about the CT average |
$5,829 12% below CT |
$4,520Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 84.6%±20.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±17.2 CT: 52.6% |
11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Oronoque and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
7% CT: 10% |
9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.6% CT: 66.5% |
70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 22% below CT |
21 minHighest 19% below CT |
20 minLowest 23% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±11.7 CT: 16% |
19%±5Lowest CT: 16% |
21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Kent and Oronoque 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 | — | #59 of 149 in CT | #20 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Westbrook School District | Kent School District |
| High school in town | — | Westbrook High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.3 |
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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.