Compare towns
Hazardville vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hazardville has the most homeowners (88%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Hazardville | Killingly | Windsor Locks | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,022Lowest |
17,867Highest |
12,579 |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +49.4% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 43.2±6.3 5% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Hazardville and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.4% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,893±$20k 14% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,900±$20kLowest 34% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,530±$299Highest about the CT average |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,125±$98 24% below CT |
| Hazardville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,948Highest 26% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hazardville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11%±3 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #136 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Windsor Locks School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Killingly High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.