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Wethersfield vs Windsor vs Rocky Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k median).
Rocky Hill has the most renters (31.7% rent).
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 | Wethersfield | Windsor | Rocky Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250 |
29,468Highest |
20,880Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
43.2±1.8Lowest 5% above CT |
| Windsor and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Rocky Hill and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$99,941±$9kLowest 4% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$337,300±$17kHighest 8% below CT |
| Rocky Hill and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,783±$54Highest 20% above CT |
| Rocky Hill and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,298 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
68.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below CT |
21 minHighest 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
16%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #47 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District |
| High school in town | — | Windsor High School | Rocky Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.2Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.