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Brooklyn vs Hamden vs Redding vs East Brooklyn
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).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
East Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($295k 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 | Redding | East Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,517 |
61,045Highest |
8,780 |
2,377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
46.2±12.2 12% above CT |
| Redding and East 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% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and East 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% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$295,400±$63kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and East Brooklyn 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% |
4% CT: 10% |
3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hamden High School | Joel Barlow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.