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Wethersfield vs Berlin vs Windsor Locks 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).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 48.7).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Berlin | Windsor Locks | Rocky Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
20,361 |
12,579Lowest |
20,880 |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.2±1.8 5% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Berlin 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% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin 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+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
44.9% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin 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 | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$113,598±$11k 19% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$99,941±$9k 4% above CT |
| Wethersfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$337,300±$17k 8% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,783±$54Highest 20% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$7,291 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,298 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
68.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below CT |
21 min 21% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
16%±2.6 CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #47 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Berlin School District | Windsor Locks School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Berlin High School | Windsor Locks High School | Rocky Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
11.5 |
8.9Lowest |
11.4 |
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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.