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Baltic vs Brooklyn vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Brooklyn has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Baltic | Brooklyn | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
8,517 |
41,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Enfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$252,900±$7k 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$5,360Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Enfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Enfield 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 | — | #113 of 149 in CT | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Brooklyn School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.