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Windham vs Franklin vs Brooklyn
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 renters (52.6% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Franklin | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
2,004Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin 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 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Franklin 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 CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Franklin 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 43% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Franklin and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Highest 30% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Brooklyn 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Franklin 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 |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Franklin School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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| 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.