Compare towns
Lyme vs Windsor Locks vs Brooklyn vs Deep River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Deep River has the most renters (30.8% rent).
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 | Lyme | Windsor Locks | Brooklyn | Deep River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,303Lowest |
12,579Highest |
8,517 |
4,458 |
| Median age | 55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
46.2±5.6 12% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.6%±4.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±2.2 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 | $135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$90,253±$19k 6% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$362,200±$26k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,221±$185 18% below CT |
| Lyme and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$6,092 8% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
15.2%±5.6 CT: 16% |
| Lyme 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #70 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Windsor Locks School District | Brooklyn School District | Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
— | 9.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.