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Windsor Locks vs Ashby vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Ashby has the most expensive homes ($391k 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 Locks | Ashby | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
3,211Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
50.5±3Highest 30% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Ashby 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 U.S.: 22% |
17%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ashby and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Brooklyn 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 about the U.S. average |
$115,598±$9kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Ashby 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 22% below U.S. |
$390,500±$30kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,200±$484 15% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,034Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±53.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashby 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 | #200 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | North Middlesex | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.