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Windsor Locks vs East Windsor 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 youngest population (median age 41.4).
East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).
Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
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 | East Windsor | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
11,213 |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| East Windsor 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% |
15.9%±3.6Lowest 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% |
21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| East Windsor 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% CT: 42.5% |
41.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$96,250±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| East Windsor 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 |
$277,100±$26k 24% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Brooklyn and East Windsor 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 |
$1,459±$145Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| East Windsor 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 44% below CT |
$4,873Highest 27% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| 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 CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
22 min 15% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| East Windsor 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 | #129 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | East Windsor School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | East Windsor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.6Highest |
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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.