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Windsor Locks vs Norfolk 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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Norfolk has the most expensive homes ($431k 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 | Norfolk | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
1,723Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Norfolk 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% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest 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% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 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 |
$91,548±$16k 4% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Norfolk 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 |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,190±$116 20% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Norfolk 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 |
$6,065Highest 9% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest 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% |
7.5% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest 3% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Norfolk 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 |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Norfolk School District | 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 |
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.