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New Britain 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
New Britain has the most renters (54.9% rent).
Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
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 | New Britain | Brooklyn | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 74,223Highest |
8,517Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 34.3±1.2Lowest 17% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| New Britain and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±1.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.4%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,613±$2kLowest 39% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,600±$6kLowest 39% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,253±$45 16% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and New Britain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,846Highest 12% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.2%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and New Britain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.1%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 8%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Brooklyn 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 | #149 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Capitol Region Education Council | Brooklyn School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | New Britain High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
— | 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.