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Brooklyn vs Redding vs Vernon
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).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% 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 | Redding | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
8,780 |
30,577Highest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Redding 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon 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 |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,425±$77 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Joel Barlow High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.1Highest |
| 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.