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Brookfield vs Sullivan vs Roxbury
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 people working from home (27.3%).
Sullivan has the highest household income ($107k).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Sullivan | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
687Lowest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
46.6±6.5 20% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sullivan and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$106,667±$20kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Sullivan and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$236,500±$29kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$242,600±$55k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 31% below U.S. |
$1,225±$275Highest 13% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Sullivan and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 46% above U.S. |
$5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±84.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sullivan and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.