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Brooklyn vs Durham vs Hampton
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 renters (18.3% rent).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Durham | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Highest |
7,208 |
1,647Lowest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Hampton 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% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Hampton 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% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Durham 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 |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT |
| Hampton and Durham 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 |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Durham 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% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
| Durham and Hampton 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Regional School District 13 | Hampton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.