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Windsor vs Beacon Falls vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
Beacon Falls has the most expensive homes ($350k median).
Bloomfield has the most renters (28.9% rent).
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 | Windsor | Beacon Falls | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
6,147Lowest |
21,754 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bloomfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT |
| Windsor and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Lowest 13% above CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,881±$175 26% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$5,795 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Bloomfield 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Regional School District 16 | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Woodland Regional High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
11.2Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.