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Brooklyn vs Danbury 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 highest household income ($96k).
Danbury has the most expensive homes ($411k median).
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 | Danbury | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
87,263Highest |
11,530 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
40.6±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
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%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.6%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest 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% |
17.8%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Griswold and Brooklyn 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% |
34%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest 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±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$83,393±$6k 13% below CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Danbury 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 |
$411,200±$12kHighest 12% above CT |
$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,846±$63Highest 24% above CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,877Highest 12% below CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.9%±4.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Griswold and Danbury 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% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
30 min 13% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
12.7%±1.8Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Danbury 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 | #137 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Danbury School District | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Danbury High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.7Highest |
11.5Lowest |
| 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.