Compare towns
Crystal Lake vs Brooklyn vs Willington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal Lake has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Willington has the most renters (36% 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 | Crystal Lake | Brooklyn | Willington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,024Lowest |
8,517Highest |
5,575 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 48.9±7.6Highest 19% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT |
| Crystal Lake and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±7.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Crystal Lake and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
33.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Willington and Crystal Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,882±$29kHighest 50% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,800±$35kHighest about the CT average |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT |
| Crystal Lake and Brooklyn 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 |
$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,146Highest 8% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,419 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±93.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Willington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.3% CT: 10% |
13%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
64%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 47% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.5%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Crystal Lake 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 | #104 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Brooklyn School District | Willington School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | 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.