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Brooklyn vs Putnam 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 most kids (20.6% under 18).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Putnam | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
7,120Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
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%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor 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% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor 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% CT: 42.5% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn 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 |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% 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 |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% 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±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,147±$43 23% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn 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% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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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.