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Brooklyn vs Middletown 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
Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Brooklyn | Middletown | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
47,958Highest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks 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% |
14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks 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% |
16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks 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 |
$295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,446±$45Highest about the CT average |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Middletown and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$6,412Highest 3% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.7%±5.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Middletown 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% |
12%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Middletown 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Middletown High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.