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Brooklyn vs Colchester 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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Colchester has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Colchester | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
15,648Highest |
11,530 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
43.5±3.8Lowest 6% above CT |
48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
| Griswold and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Colchester and Brooklyn 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% |
20.3%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Colchester and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
49.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
| Colchester and Brooklyn 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 |
$366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,474±$153Highest about the CT average |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,212Highest 6% below CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4 CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Colchester 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% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
7.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.5% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
30 min 14% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Colchester 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 | #64 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Colchester School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bacon Academy | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
11.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.