Compare towns
Barkhamsted vs Bloomfield 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
Barkhamsted has the most expensive homes ($368k median).
Bloomfield has the most renters (28.9% rent).
Windsor Locks has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
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 | Barkhamsted | Bloomfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,678Lowest |
21,754Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 50.2±3.3Highest 22% above CT |
48.4±3.3 18% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Barkhamsted and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±7.1 CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bloomfield and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,544±$9kHighest 29% above CT |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $368,000±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,164±$114Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,354Highest 4% below CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.1Highest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Barkhamsted and Bloomfield 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 | #63 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Barkhamsted School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.