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Hanson vs Quinebaug 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
Hanson has the most expensive homes ($534k median).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Hanson | Quinebaug | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,660Highest |
1,193Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.8±3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Hanson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,200±$10kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
| Hanson and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,900±$36kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,821±$860Highest 29% above U.S. |
— | $1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Hanson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,402Highest 105% above U.S. |
$3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±33.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug 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 | #149 of 282 in MA | — | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | — | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Whitman Hanson Regional | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.