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Bantam vs East Brooklyn vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
East Brooklyn has the most kids (20% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Bantam | East Brooklyn | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
2,377 |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+34.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
46.2±12.2 12% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Bantam and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| East Brooklyn and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$295,400±$63k 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Bantam and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,061±$474 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Highest 40% below CT |
$3,747 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9 CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 5% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Bantam 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 | — | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.