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Ansonia vs Bloomfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Ansonia | Bloomfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Lowest |
21,754 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Windsor and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Lowest about the CT average |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
10.1Lowest |
10.2 |
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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.