Compare towns
Middletown vs Brookfield vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
Vernon has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
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 | Middletown | Brookfield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
17,706Lowest |
30,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Brookfield and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% CT: 42.5% |
58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45 about the CT average |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412 3% below CT |
$7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Middletown and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
16.3%±3Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brookfield and Middletown 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #67 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Brookfield School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Brookfield High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
12.7Highest |
12.1 |
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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.