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Bloomfield vs Dummer vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Dummer | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
299Highest |
254 |
| Median age | 41.9±12 8% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bloomfield and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$2,898 7% below U.S. |
$3,381Highest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.