Compare towns
Bolton vs Windsor Locks vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the highest household income ($126k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
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 | Bolton | Windsor Locks | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,853Lowest |
12,579Highest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton 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+ | 51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bolton 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 | $126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Bolton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$55 24% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,091Highest 22% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±30.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bolton and Windsor Locks 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 | #79 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bolton School District | — | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Bolton High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.4 |
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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.