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Brooklyn vs Suffield vs Winchester
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k median).
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 | Suffield | Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
15,702Highest |
10,284 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Winchester and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Suffield 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Suffield 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
| Suffield 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,174±$116 21% below CT |
| Suffield and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,780 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Winchester 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% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Suffield School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Northwestern Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
9.7Lowest |
| 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.