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Windham vs Cumberland 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
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Cumberland has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
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 | Cumberland | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961 |
36,820Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
43.5±1.2 12% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Cumberland and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cumberland 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$117,522±$8kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Cumberland and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$431,000±$15kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,379±$109Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,125±$98 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 49% above U.S. |
$4,870Highest 56% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.9%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cumberland and Brooklyn 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 | #18 of 38 in RI | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Cumberland High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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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.