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Bloomfield vs Derby vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Derby has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Bloomfield | Derby | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,754Highest |
12,487 |
3,347Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.5%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+28.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
46.4±3.1Lowest 13% above CT |
47.9±5.4 17% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Durham and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bloomfield and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% CT: 42.5% |
35.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
42.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,452±$95Lowest about the CT average |
$1,625±$1k 9% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,795 13% below CT |
$5,510Lowest 17% below CT |
$7,107Highest 7% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±11.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.9%±12.6 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1% CT: 66.5% |
61.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 min 10% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
15.1%±4.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20%±6.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Bloomfield 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 | #139 of 149 in CT | #138 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Derby School District | — |
| High school in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Derby High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.