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Brookfield vs Douglas vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Douglas has the most renters (16.2% rent).
Sutton has the most expensive homes ($523k 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 | Brookfield | Douglas | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706Highest |
9,207Lowest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8Highest 14% above U.S. |
44±2.6Lowest 13% above U.S. |
44.3±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Douglas and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,360±$11k 84% above U.S. |
$152,267±$10kHighest 89% above U.S. |
$147,125±$25kLowest 82% above U.S. |
| Douglas and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24k 44% above U.S. |
$470,600±$29kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$523,100±$47kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,503±$697 6% above U.S. |
$1,190±$401Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 143% above U.S. |
$6,338Lowest 103% above U.S. |
$6,763 117% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sutton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 7% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sutton and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Douglas | Sutton |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Douglas High School | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
7.2Lowest |
12.6 |
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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.