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Ansonia vs Brooklyn vs Sterling
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% 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 | Ansonia | Brooklyn | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
8,517 |
3,629Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$102,695±$12kHighest 7% above CT |
| Sterling and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$283,400±$17kLowest 23% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,551 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Sterling and Brooklyn 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #119 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Brooklyn School District | Sterling School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.