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Wethersfield vs Tolland 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 most affordable homes ($325k median).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Tolland | Rocky Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
14,606Lowest |
20,880 |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average |
43.2±1.8 5% above CT |
| Wethersfield and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Tolland and Wethersfield 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% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Tolland 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±$12k 32% above CT |
$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
$99,941±$9kLowest 4% above CT |
| Tolland and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
$365,500±$21kHighest about the CT average |
$337,300±$17k 8% below CT |
| Tolland and Rocky Hill 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 |
$1,680±$119 13% above CT |
$1,783±$54Highest 20% above CT |
| Rocky Hill and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296 10% above CT |
$7,403Highest 11% above CT |
$6,298Lowest 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Wethersfield 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% |
5.3% CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
68.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6 CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
16%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Tolland and Wethersfield 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 | #60 of 149 in CT | #47 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Tolland School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Tolland High School | Rocky Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
12.4 |
11.4Lowest |
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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.