Compare towns
Brooklyn vs Putnam vs Chaplin
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 expensive homes ($315k median).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Putnam | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
9,292Highest |
2,070Lowest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Putnam 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% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam 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% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Putnam 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% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
| Chaplin 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±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Highest 32% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam 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% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Putnam School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Highest |
7.5Lowest |
| 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.