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Brookfield vs Cornwall 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
Brookfield has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Brookfield | Cornwall | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706Highest |
1,425Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 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+ | 18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% CT: 42.5% |
59.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±3 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$128,864±$34k 35% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Brookfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24k 31% above CT |
$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Cornwall and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$5,792 13% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.8%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.2% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
87.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16% |
32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Cornwall 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Cornwall School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 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.