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Baltic 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

Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).

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.

MeasureBalticBloomfieldWindsor
People
Population
1,157Lowest
21,754
29,468Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.1%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
37.8±15.8Lowest
8% below CT
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
15.5%±10.8
CT: 20.2%
13.7%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1Highest
CT: 20.2%
Windsor and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.6%±5.2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
27.3%±2.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
20%±2
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.1%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
40.8%
CT: 42.5%
43.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.6%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3
CT: 7.1%
Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,958±$47kLowest
28% 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
$196,200±$27kLowest
47% below CT
$286,900±$11k
22% below CT
$305,200±$11kHighest
17% below CT
Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,247±$141Lowest
16% below CT
$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
$3,799Lowest
43% below CT
$5,795Highest
13% below CT
$5,351
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29.3%±13.7Lowest
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
11.6%Highest
CT: 10%
5.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.1%
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
29 yrs older than CT
1970Highest
3 yrs newer than CT
1970Highest
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above CT
23 min
12% below CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
Work from home
5.2%±4.6Lowest
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 — #139 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district — Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town — Academy of International Studies 6-12 Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1Lowest
10.2Highest
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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.