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Brooklyn vs Durham vs Redding 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 most kids (20.6% under 18).
Durham has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k 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 | Durham | Redding | Griswold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,517 |
7,208Lowest |
8,780 |
11,530Highest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
| Redding and Griswold 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% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Redding 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Redding 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 |
$158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$424,800±$23k 16% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,998 20% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Griswold 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% |
4% CT: 10% |
7.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Regional School District 13 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Griswold School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Joel Barlow High School | Griswold High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.1 |
11.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.