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Windsor Locks vs Hebron 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 Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
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 Locks | Hebron | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
9,157 |
7,492Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
| Hebron and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Hebron and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
52.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,635±$241Highest 10% above CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Hebron and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
$5,915 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | RHAM High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.3 |
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.