What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($315k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Brooklyn	Windsor Locks
People
Population	8,517Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest 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%	18.6%±3.4Lowest 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%	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%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest 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±$15kHighest about the CT average	$81,205±$13kLowest 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	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 32% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks 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%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks 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	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	None in town	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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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.