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Windsor Locks vs Bloomfield 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 Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Bloomfield has the most renters (28.9% rent).
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 Locks | Bloomfield | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
21,754Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Bloomfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.