Compare towns
Windham vs Brooklyn vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Ansonia has the oldest housing (typical home built 1954).
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 | Windham | Brooklyn | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
8,517Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.