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Avon vs Brooklyn vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
Brooklyn has the most renters (18.3% rent).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Avon | Brooklyn | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,946Highest |
8,517 |
1,647Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Hampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Avon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Hampton and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
29.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Avon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,371Highest 41% above CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Avon and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Brooklyn School District | Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Avon High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.