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Wethersfield vs Windsor Locks vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
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 | Wethersfield | Windsor Locks | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
12,579 |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Wethersfield 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+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 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 | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Wethersfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150 8% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Windsor Locks School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.