What stands out worked out from the figures below

South Windsor has the most people working from home (27.5%).

Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	South Windsor	Brooklyn
People
Population	26,907Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	41.2±1.3Lowest about the CT average	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	23.4%±2Highest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	South Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.8%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	South Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.1%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	South Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$144,961±$10kHighest 51% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$375,100±$12kHighest about the CT average	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,864±$214Highest 25% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,888Highest 19% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	49.9%±10.7Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	South Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 13% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	27.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#40 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · South Windsor School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	South Windsor High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4	—
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Old photos in History	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.