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Brooklyn vs Canaan vs Griswold
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Canaan has the most people working from home (29.2%).
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
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 | Brooklyn | Canaan | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
1,175Lowest |
11,530Highest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT |
54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
| Canaan and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
49.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Canaan and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$89,632±$25k 6% below CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT |
$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,830±$307Highest 23% above CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,331Highest 5% below CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Canaan and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
16%Highest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
83.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
17 minLowest 37% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
29.2%±13.5Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Canaan and Brooklyn 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | — | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Canaan School District · Regional School District 01 | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Housatonic Valley Regional High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.