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Windsor Locks vs Brooklyn vs Colebrook
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 people working from home (17.7%).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
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 | Brooklyn | Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
8,517 |
1,494Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Colebrook 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% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Lowest 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% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| 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 15% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
| Colebrook 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 |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
| Colebrook and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Brooklyn School District | Colebrook 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 |
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.