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Brooklyn vs Norwich vs Willimantic
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 homeowners (81.7%).
Norwich has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Norwich | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
39,973Highest |
18,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
38.5±1.7 6% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$65,024±$5k 32% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$242,300±$11k 34% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,253±$68Highest 16% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Norwich and Brooklyn 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 |
$4,703Highest 29% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Norwich 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% |
16.7% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1957 10 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 min 9% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Norwich 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Norwich Free Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.