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Rocky Hill vs Windsor Locks vs Colchester
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 renters (31.7% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Colchester has the highest household income ($122k).
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 | Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,880Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,648 |
| Median age | 43.2±1.8 5% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.5±3.8Highest 6% above CT |
| Colchester and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Colchester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Rocky Hill and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
49.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,941±$9k 4% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT |
| Colchester and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,300±$17k 8% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Colchester and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,783±$54Highest 20% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,474±$153 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,298Highest 5% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,212 6% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Colchester 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 | #64 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District | Windsor Locks School District | Colchester School District |
| High school in town | Rocky Hill High School | Windsor Locks High School | Bacon Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
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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.