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Brooklyn vs Simsbury 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).
Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
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 | Simsbury | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
25,066Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
42.3±2.1Lowest 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% |
24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Simsbury 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% |
18.5%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Simsbury and Suffield 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% |
71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Simsbury 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 |
$157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Simsbury and Suffield 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 |
$2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48%±8.4 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Simsbury 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% |
4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #13 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Simsbury School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Simsbury High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Highest |
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.