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Colchester vs Brooklyn vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colchester has the highest household income ($122k).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 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 | Colchester | Brooklyn | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,648Highest |
8,517Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 43.5±3.8 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Colchester and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Colchester 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+ | 49.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 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 | $122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Colchester and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,474±$153Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Colchester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,212Highest 6% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±10.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Colchester 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 | #64 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colchester School District | Brooklyn School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Bacon Academy | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.