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Windsor vs Hampton vs Thomaston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
Thomaston has the most renters (22.3% 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 | Windsor | Hampton | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
1,647Lowest |
7,492 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT |
| Hampton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
| Windsor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Hampton 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | — | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Hampton School District | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.