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Bristol vs Brooklyn vs Tiverton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Tiverton has the most people working from home (13.5%).
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 | Bristol | Brooklyn | Tiverton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,220Highest |
8,517Lowest |
16,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±2.2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
51.1±2.4Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tiverton and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,764±$8k 21% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$106,036±$10kHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Tiverton and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$25kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$411,900±$24k 24% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,579±$118Highest 12% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,247±$152 12% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,393Highest 73% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$4,767 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brooklyn and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.2%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Tiverton and Bristol 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 | #20 of 38 in RI | #113 of 149 in CT | #15 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Bristol Warren | Brooklyn School District | Tiverton |
| High school in town | Mt. Hope High School | None in town | Tiverton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 10.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.