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Lyme vs Brooklyn vs Old Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Old Lyme has the oldest housing (typical home built 1965).
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 | Lyme | Brooklyn | Old Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,303Lowest |
8,517Highest |
7,679 |
| Median age | 55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT |
50.6±3.3 23% above CT |
| Lyme and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±3.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$131,899±$11k 38% above CT |
| Lyme and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$484,200±$21k 32% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,719±$1k 16% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
| Old Lyme and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,284 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Old Lyme and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
24.2%±5.7 CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Old Lyme 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 | — | #113 of 149 in CT | #10 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Brooklyn School District | Regional School District 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lyme-Old Lyme High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.