Cities / Connecticut / Colchester

Colchester, CT

4,868 people

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Population & People

Population

4,868

Median age

54.2

Median household income

$86,760

Poverty rate

5.7%

Unemployment rate

3.0%

Bachelor's degree+

33.0%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$294,600

Median gross rent

$1,475/mo

Homeownership rate

53.45%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,901

HUD Fair Market Rent (Connecticut statewide average across 169 areas — not specific to Colchester), 2026. Efficiency $1314, 1BR $1538, 2BR $1901, 3BR $2348, 4BR $2741. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Connecticut commercial electricity

23.11¢/kWh

Connecticut industrial electricity

18.35¢/kWh

Connecticut residential electricity

29.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

376455

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

293002.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Connecticut

736.5

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Connecticut-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Connecticut energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Connecticut economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).