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Ansonia vs Hamden vs Brooklyn
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).
Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
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 | Hamden | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
61,045Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia 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% |
18.1%±1.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$98,306±$7kHighest about the CT average |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Hamden 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±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hamden and Ansonia 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% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
62.4% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Hamden High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.