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Windsor Locks vs Coventry vs Brooklyn vs Seymour

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 most affordable homes ($259k median).
Coventry has the most homeowners (82%).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Seymour has the highest household income ($108k).

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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.

MeasureWindsor LocksCoventryBrooklynSeymour
People
Population
12,579
35,907Highest
8,517Lowest
16,889
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
41.4±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Coventry 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%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Seymour 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%
19.2%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Coventry 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%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Seymour 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
about the U.S. average
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$96,207±$15k
19% above U.S.
$107,708±$15kHighest
33% above U.S.
Seymour and Coventry 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.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
$370,000±$19kHighest
11% above U.S.
Seymour and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,125±$98Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
Seymour and Windsor Locks 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.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$4,538
45% above U.S.
$6,635Highest
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Coventry 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%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
27 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Seymour 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 #24 of 38 in RI #113 of 149 in CT #105 of 149 in CT
School district Windsor Locks School District Coventry Brooklyn School District Seymour School District
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Coventry High School None in town Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
12.3Highest
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11.8
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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.