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East Brooklyn vs Orange vs Danielson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Orange has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% 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 | East Brooklyn | Orange | Danielson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,377Lowest |
14,315Highest |
4,209 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +34.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | +2.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
| East Brooklyn and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.8% CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,698±$29k 23% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,400±$63k 19% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,235±$194 17% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$4,009 40% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
| Work from home | 1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #38 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.