Compare towns
Middlebury vs Putnam vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
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 | Middlebury | Putnam | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807Lowest |
9,292Highest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3 8% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,149±$44Highest 23% below CT |
$1,125±$98 24% below CT |
| Putnam and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Middlebury 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 | #55 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Putnam School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.