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Windsor Locks vs Suffield vs Brooklyn vs Windsor
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 affordable homes ($259k median).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Suffield | Brooklyn | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
15,702 |
8,517Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windsor 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Suffield 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% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield 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% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Suffield School District | Brooklyn School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Suffield High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.