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East Brooklyn vs Willimantic 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
East Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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.
| Measure | East Brooklyn | Willimantic | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,377Lowest |
18,096Highest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +34.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| East 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%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,698±$29k 23% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,400±$63kHighest 19% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| East Brooklyn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,063±$68 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,747 44% below CT |
$4,678Highest 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±35.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school 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.