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Bridgewater vs Windsor Locks vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Brookfield has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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 | Bridgewater | Windsor Locks | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,658Lowest |
12,579 |
17,706Highest |
| Median age | 55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater 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 | $159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$148,360±$11k 55% above CT |
| Bridgewater and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$479,700±$24k 31% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,467±$233 about the CT average |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,869 3% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,594Highest 14% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±43 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bridgewater 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #67 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 12 | Windsor Locks School District | Brookfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Brookfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.