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Brookfield vs Ansonia vs New Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
New Fairfield has the most kids (25.1% under 18).
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 | Brookfield | Ansonia | New Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706 |
19,033Highest |
13,584Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
42.9±3.5 4% above CT |
| Brookfield and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.1%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| New Fairfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| New Fairfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
8%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| New Fairfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$137,647±$14k 44% above CT |
| Brookfield and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24k 31% above CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$484,800±$17kHighest 32% above CT |
| New Fairfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183 27% above CT |
$1,476±$121Lowest about the CT average |
$1,896±$280Highest 27% above CT |
| New Fairfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594 14% above CT |
$5,446Lowest 18% below CT |
$8,224Highest 24% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
43.2%±17.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| New Fairfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
42 minHighest 60% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| New Fairfield and Brookfield 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #49 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | New Fairfield School District |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | New Fairfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
12.2 |
11.8Lowest |
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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.