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Windsor vs Middlefield 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 most kids (19.2% under 18).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k 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 | Middlefield | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
4,243Lowest |
21,754 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
48.4±3.3 18% above CT |
| Middlefield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bloomfield and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Lowest 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 |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT |
| Windsor and Middlefield 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 |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Lowest 13% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,881±$175 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Regional School District 13 | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Highest |
— | 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.