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Windsor vs Preston vs Brooklyn
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 people working from home (16.1%).
Preston has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Preston | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
4,821Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
46.2±7Highest 12% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Preston and Brooklyn 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% |
18.7%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
23%±4.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Preston 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.5% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$116,648±$27kHighest 22% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
| Preston and Windsor 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 |
$361,900±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,433±$1k 4% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Windsor and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,749 29% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Preston and Windsor 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% |
2.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
10.3%±6Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Brooklyn 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 | #93 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Preston School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.