Compare towns

Warwick vs Windsor Locks vs Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warwick has the most expensive homes ($355k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureWarwickWindsor LocksBrooklyn
People
Population
83,175Highest
12,579
8,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
Median age
44.3±1
14% above U.S.
41.4±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.6%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warwick and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$88,708±$6k
10% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$354,600±$5kHighest
7% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,363±$76
4% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,125±$98Lowest
20% below U.S.
Windsor Locks and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,616Highest
48% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,538
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.1%±6.1
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
7% below U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
12.4%±1.2
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #28 of 38 in RI #109 of 149 in CT #113 of 149 in CT
School district Warwick Windsor Locks School District Brooklyn School District
High school in town Pilgrim High School Windsor Locks High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
10.5Highest
8.9Lowest
—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.