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Windsor vs Broad Brook vs Hartford
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 most homeowners (82.4%).
Broad Brook has the most expensive homes ($347k median).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% 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.
| Measure | Windsor | Broad Brook | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
3,609Lowest |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
41.8±12.5 about the CT average |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| 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%±7.2 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.3%±5.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Broad Brook and Hartford 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±$42k about the CT average |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| 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±$11k 17% below CT |
$347,400±$42kHighest 5% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% 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±$202 13% below CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$5,728Highest 14% below CT |
$4,603Lowest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
40%±21.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.9% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
68.7% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.2%±7.8Highest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest 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 | — | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | — | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 15.9Highest |
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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.