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Brookfield vs Wethersfield vs Stockbridge
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 people working from home (11.5%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Stockbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.2%).
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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 | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
815Lowest |
1,965 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
41.6±3.8 5% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.8%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$76,154±$12k 11% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28kHighest 64% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$139,400±$15k 67% below NY |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge 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 |
$1,042±$88Highest 36% below NY |
| Stockbridge 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 |
$2,951 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±22.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge 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% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Wethersfield 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.