Compare towns
Suffield vs Brooklyn vs Bloomfield 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
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Bloomfield has the most renters (28.9% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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.
| Measure | Suffield | Brooklyn | Bloomfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702 |
8,517Lowest |
21,754Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Bloomfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 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+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Suffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Bloomfield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Brooklyn School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 10.1 |
8.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.