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Wethersfield vs Westbrook 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).
Westbrook has the oldest population (median age 58.2).
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 | Westbrook | Rocky Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
6,856Lowest |
20,880 |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT |
43.2±1.8Lowest 5% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Wethersfield 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 | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$91,202±$23kLowest 5% below CT |
$99,941±$9k 4% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
$434,300±$42kHighest 18% above CT |
$337,300±$17k 8% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,425±$176 4% below CT |
$1,783±$54Highest 20% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$5,829Lowest 12% below CT |
$6,298 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Westbrook and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% CT: 10% |
7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.6% 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%±2.6 CT: 16% |
19%±5Highest CT: 16% |
16%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Westbrook 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 | #59 of 149 in CT | #47 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Westbrook School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Westbrook High School | Rocky Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
6.3Lowest |
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.