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Brooklyn vs Pascoag vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% 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 | Pascoag | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
4,410Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.1±3.7 about the U.S. average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pascoag 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
$121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Pascoag 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 5% below U.S. |
$365,000±$47kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Pascoag and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 20% below U.S. |
$1,319±$444Highest 7% below U.S. |
$1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Pascoag and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 45% above U.S. |
$4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,633Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brooklyn and Pascoag 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 | — | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.