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East Windsor vs Brooklyn vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 Windsor | Brooklyn | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,213 |
8,517Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
| East Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| East Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,250±$14k about the CT average |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,100±$26kLowest 24% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,459±$145 about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,873 27% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 15% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| East Windsor and Windsor 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 | #129 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | East Windsor School District | Brooklyn School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | East Windsor High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
— | 10.2Highest |
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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.