Compare towns
Middletown 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
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% 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 | Middletown | Durham | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
7,208Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.1±1.5Lowest 7% 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 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Durham 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% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11kLowest 20% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45Highest about the CT average |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Middletown and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412 3% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middletown and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Regional School District 13 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
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.