Compare towns
Foster vs Danielson 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
Foster has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Foster | Danielson | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,523 |
4,209Lowest |
8,517Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 47.1±3Highest 21% above U.S. |
34.5±3.6Lowest 11% below U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Foster and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Foster and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
11.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9.2%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danielson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,646±$18kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$64,050±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Foster and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$30kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$224,600±$13kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$556Highest 7% above U.S. |
$1,235±$194 13% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Foster and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,135Highest 129% above U.S. |
$4,009Lowest 29% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±25.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±17.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foster and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
53%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Foster 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 | #22 of 38 in RI | — | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Foster | — | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.