What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).

Broad Brook has the most renters (31.3% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windsor	Broad Brook
People
Population	29,468Highest	3,609Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-1.7% CT: +0.9%
Median age	43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT	41.8±12.5Lowest about the CT average
	Windsor and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.1%±7.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.3%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.3%±5.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	Broad Brook 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	$97,625±$42kLowest about the CT average
	Windsor and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT	$347,400±$42kHighest 5% below CT
	Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT	$1,297±$202Lowest 13% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,351Lowest 19% below CT	$5,728Highest 14% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6%	40%±21.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%	9.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	68.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	24 minHighest 9% below CT
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	18.2%±7.8Highest CT: 16%
	Broad Brook and Windsor 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	—
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	—
High school in town	Windsor High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2	—
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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.