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Brooklyn vs Chaplin vs Thomaston
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 expensive homes ($315k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Chaplin | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Highest |
2,070Lowest |
7,492 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Chaplin 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% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Thomaston 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% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
34%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT |
| Thomaston and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Brooklyn 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% |
5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.