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Brooklyn vs Somers vs East Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).
East Brooklyn has the most renters (26.3% 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 | Somers | East Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
10,308Highest |
2,377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
| East Brooklyn and Brooklyn 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% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Somers 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% CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Somers 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 |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
$73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
| Somers 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 14% below CT |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$295,400±$63kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
| Somers and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and East Brooklyn 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% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Somers 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 | #66 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Somers School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Somers High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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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.