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Danielson vs Ridgefield 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
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Ridgefield has the most people working from home (29.7%).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Danielson | Ridgefield | East Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,209 |
25,109Highest |
2,377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +34.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
45.1±1.4 10% above CT |
46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
| East Brooklyn and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±6.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Ridgefield and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.7%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Ridgefield and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$179,219±$12kHighest 87% above CT |
$73,698±$29k 23% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT |
$295,400±$63k 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$194 17% below CT |
$2,026±$200Highest 36% above CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,009 40% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±17.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.3%±12Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Ridgefield and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.5% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 7% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±5.3 CT: 16% |
29.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #4 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Ridgefield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Ridgefield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.