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Broad Brook vs Ashford vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Broad Brook has the most renters (31.3% rent).
Ashford has the highest household income ($122k).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k median).
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 | Broad Brook | Ashford | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,609Lowest |
4,226 |
4,317Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.8±12.5 about the CT average |
37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT |
45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT |
| Pomfret and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±7.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±5.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.9%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Broad Brook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% CT: 42.5% |
35.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.3%±5.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Broad Brook and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,625±$42kLowest about the CT average |
$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Ashford and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $347,400±$42k 5% below CT |
$334,800±$18kLowest 9% below CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
| Pomfret and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,297±$202Highest 13% below CT |
$1,246±$208 16% below CT |
$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
| Broad Brook and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,728Lowest 14% below CT |
$6,982Highest 5% above CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±21.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47%±26 CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
76.8% CT: 66.5% |
80.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 14 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
34 minHighest 30% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.2%±7.8 CT: 16% |
19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Ashford and Broad Brook 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 | — | #90 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Ashford School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.