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Brookfield vs Wethersfield vs Columbus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($153k median).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Columbus has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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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 | Wethersfield | Columbus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
815Lowest |
849 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
43.6±11.8 10% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±6.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9k 20% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$58,889±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28kHighest 64% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$124,700±$36kLowest 71% below NY |
| Brookfield and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75 39% below NY |
$916±$126Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,500±$635Highest 7% below NY |
| Columbus and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197Highest 51% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,071 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.6%±92.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Columbus and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
32 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Columbus and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.