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Brooklyn vs Haddam vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haddam has the most expensive homes ($380k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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 | Haddam | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
8,644 |
18,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Haddam and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Brooklyn 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% |
21%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$114,426±$15kHighest 19% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Haddam 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 |
$379,700±$25kHighest 3% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,045Highest 6% above CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Willimantic 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% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Haddam 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 | #25 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Regional School District 17 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.