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Brooklyn vs Danbury vs Canterbury
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).
Danbury has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Danbury | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
87,263Highest |
5,124Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
40.6±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
| Canterbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.6%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Danbury 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±$15k about the CT average |
$83,393±$6kLowest 13% below CT |
$103,198±$6kHighest 8% above CT |
| Canterbury 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±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$411,200±$12kHighest 12% above CT |
$334,200±$12k 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,846±$63Highest 24% above CT |
$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$5,877Highest 12% below CT |
$4,140Lowest 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±4.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40%±13 CT: 52.6% |
| Danbury and Canterbury 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% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
30 min 13% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
12.7%±1.8 CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Canterbury and Danbury 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 | #137 of 149 in CT | #125 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Danbury School District | Canterbury School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Danbury High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.7 |
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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.