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Brooklyn vs Hamden vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k 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 | Hamden | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
61,045Highest |
14,315 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Hamden 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% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Hamden and Orange 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hamden High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.