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Brooklyn vs Windsor Locks vs East Brooklyn
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).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
East Brooklyn has the most renters (26.3% 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 | Windsor Locks | East Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
12,579Highest |
2,377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
| East Brooklyn and Brooklyn 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% |
20%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and East Brooklyn 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% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest 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±$13k 15% below CT |
$73,698±$29kLowest 23% 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 |
$295,400±$63k 19% below CT |
| Brooklyn and East Brooklyn 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 |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% 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 |
$3,747 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East 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% |
3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest 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.