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Windsor Locks vs Lyme vs Brooklyn vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k 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 | Lyme | Brooklyn | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
2,303Lowest |
8,517 |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 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% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Lyme 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 |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Lyme 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 | — | #113 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 18 | 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 | 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.