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Brunswick vs Windsor vs West Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
West Haven has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Brunswick | Windsor | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
254Highest |
234 |
| Median age | 57.5±13.8Highest 48% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
54±10.5 39% above U.S. |
| Brunswick and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±24.5 U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±13.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±25.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.9%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brunswick and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,125±$33kHighest 59% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$85,250±$29kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Brunswick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,100±$52kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$245,000±$34k 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$3,381 8% above U.S. |
$4,485Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 56% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.