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East Brooklyn vs Winchester

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 most kids (20% under 18).
Winchester has the most people working from home (6.9%).

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.

MeasureEast BrooklynWinchester
People
Population
2,377Lowest
10,284Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+34.6%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
46.2±12.2Lowest
12% above CT
49.1±6.2Highest
19% above CT
Winchester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20%±5.7Highest
CT: 20.2%
15.4%±2.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
East Brooklyn and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15%±4.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
27.4%±5.1Highest
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
27.8%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
4.2%±1.7Highest
CT: 7.1%
Winchester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,698±$29kHighest
23% below CT
$66,519±$12kLowest
31% below CT
East Brooklyn and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$295,400±$63kHighest
19% below CT
$249,500±$17kLowest
32% below CT
East Brooklyn and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,061±$474Lowest
29% below CT
$1,174±$116Highest
21% below CT
Winchester and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
$4,780Highest
28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±35.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
48.9%±15.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
East Brooklyn and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
12.8%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
65.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1955Lowest
12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below CT
26 minHighest
about the CT average
Work from home
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
6.9%±2.7Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #97 of 149 in CT
School district — Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town — Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.7
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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.