Compare towns

Brooklyn vs Danielson vs Killingly vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).

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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.

MeasureBrooklynDanielsonKillinglyWindsor
People
Population
8,517
4,209Lowest
17,867
29,468Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.6%
CT: +0.9%
— —
Median age
45.6±2.5Highest
11% above CT
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
39.5±3
4% below CT
43.7±1.9
6% above CT
Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.6%±4.6Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±6.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1
CT: 20.2%
Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.6%±2.9
CT: 18.5%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
20%±2Highest
CT: 18.5%
Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.9%
CT: 42.5%
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
43.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3
CT: 7.1%
Danielson and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,207±$15k
about the CT average
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$104,725±$8kHighest
9% above CT
Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,200±$28kHighest
14% below CT
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$305,200±$11k
17% below CT
Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$98
24% below CT
$1,235±$194
17% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,681±$62Highest
13% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,538
32% below CT
$4,009
40% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,351Highest
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.5%±19.3Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%
CT: 66.5%
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1970
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the CT average
28 minHighest
7% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
Work from home
10.7%±5.4
CT: 16%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2Highest
CT: 16%
Windsor and Killingly 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 #113 of 149 in CT — #136 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district Brooklyn School District — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town None in town — Killingly High School Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.1Highest
10.2Lowest
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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.