Compare towns
Hamden vs Durham vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
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 | Hamden | Durham | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,045Highest |
7,208Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Hamden and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,784 17% above CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Hamden and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Regional School District 13 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Hamden High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.