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Brookfield vs Prospect vs Candlewood Orchards
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 people working from home (16.3%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
Candlewood Orchards has the most kids (24.6% 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 | Prospect | Candlewood Orchards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706Highest |
9,458 |
900Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
43.3±4.8Lowest 5% above CT |
| Prospect and Brookfield 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% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.6%±9.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Candlewood Orchards and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.1%±6.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Candlewood Orchards 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% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brookfield and Prospect 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 |
$126,394±$18kLowest 32% above CT |
$131,250±$101k 37% above CT |
| Brookfield and Candlewood Orchards 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 |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
$502,500±$115kHighest 37% above CT |
| Candlewood Orchards 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 27% above CT |
$1,800±$433Lowest 21% above CT |
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| Brookfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$6,504Lowest about the CT average |
$7,529 13% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±100 CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Candlewood Orchards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
1.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5% CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
34 minHighest 27% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
8.1%±6.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brookfield and Prospect 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Regional School District 16 | — |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.