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Bloomfield vs Norwich vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
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 | Bloomfield | Norwich | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,754Lowest |
39,973Highest |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
38.5±1.7Lowest 6% below 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 | 13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Lowest 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 | $98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below 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 | $286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% 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 | $1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,253±$68Lowest 16% below 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 | $5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,703Lowest 29% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Norwich and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1% CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Norwich Free Academy | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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.