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Durham vs Prospect vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Brooklyn has the most renters (18.3% 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 | Durham | Prospect | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208Lowest |
9,458Highest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Brooklyn and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,504 about the CT average |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 16 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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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.