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Dighton vs Ansonia vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dighton has the most expensive homes ($502k median).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
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 | Dighton | Ansonia | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
19,033Highest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Dighton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,646±$19kHighest 69% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192 about the U.S. average |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Ansonia and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,446 75% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dighton 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 | #85 of 282 in MA | #142 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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U.S. 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.