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Brookfield vs Kent vs Warren
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 most kids (22.7% under 18).
Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Warren has the most homeowners (93.3%).
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 | Kent | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706Highest |
3,056 |
1,415Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8Lowest 8% above CT |
55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
52±5 27% above CT |
| Kent and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.2%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
25.8%±6.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Kent and Warren 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% |
55.5% CT: 42.5% |
55.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and Kent 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 |
$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average |
$134,583±$33k 41% above CT |
| Brookfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$470,900±$78k 28% above CT |
$450,000±$38kLowest 23% above CT |
| Brookfield and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$4,520 32% below CT |
$3,769Lowest 43% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1 CT: 52.6% |
11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Warren 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 CT: 10% |
9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
20 minLowest 23% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Kent 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 | #20 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Kent School District | Regional School District 20 |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.