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Brooklyn vs Quinebaug vs Windsor Locks vs Griswold
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 expensive homes ($315k median).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Griswold has the most renters (26.7% rent).
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 | Quinebaug | Windsor Locks | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,517 |
1,193Lowest |
12,579Highest |
11,530 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 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%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Windsor Locks 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% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
| Quinebaug 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 |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Griswold 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 |
— | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold 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 |
$3,703 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,628Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | — | Windsor Locks School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.