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Rocky Hill vs Windsor Locks vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rocky Hill has the most expensive homes ($337k median).
Windsor Locks has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Bloomfield has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
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 | Rocky Hill | Windsor Locks | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,880 |
12,579Lowest |
21,754Highest |
| Median age | 43.2±1.8 5% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bloomfield and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,941±$9kHighest 4% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
| Rocky Hill and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,300±$17kHighest 8% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,783±$54 20% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,298Highest 5% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
23 minHighest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks 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 | #47 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District | Windsor Locks School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Rocky Hill High School | Windsor Locks High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.