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Windsor vs Brookfield vs Windsor Locks 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($480k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Brookfield | Windsor Locks | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 29,468 |
17,706 |
12,579Lowest |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Brookfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Brookfield 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% |
58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Brookfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,603 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hartford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Brookfield 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Brookfield School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Brookfield High School | — | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
12.7 |
— | 15.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.