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Windsor vs Brookline vs Stoddard

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 has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).

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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.

MeasureWindsorBrooklineStoddard
People
Population
254Lowest
531
1,072Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+11.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
45.1±2.7
16% above U.S.
53±4Highest
36% above U.S.
Kids under 18
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
20%±6
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Stoddard and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
$80,833±$16kLowest
about the U.S. average
$94,904±$11k
18% above U.S.
Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$337,500±$40kHighest
about the U.S. average
$290,700±$37kLowest
13% below U.S.
$330,300±$20k
about the U.S. average
Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,732±$232Highest
23% above U.S.
$895±$751Lowest
37% below U.S.
Brookline and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,381Lowest
8% above U.S.
$5,000Highest
60% above U.S.
$4,316
38% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.8%±94.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.6%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
22% above U.S.
28 minLowest
8% above U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
Work from home
15%±16.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookline and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Stoddard School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.