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Brooklyn vs New Milford vs Suffield
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 affordable homes ($315k median).
New Milford has the youngest population (median age 42.1).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | New Milford | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
28,334Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| New Milford 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% |
17.7%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and New Milford 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% |
41.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and New Milford 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 |
$106,411±$8k 11% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$391,500±$10k 7% above CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,609±$152Highest 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| New Milford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,150 7% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| New Milford and Suffield 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% |
7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
15.1%±2.5 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and New Milford 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 | #110 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | New Milford School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | New Milford High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.