Compare towns
Prospect vs Brooklyn vs Waterbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Waterbury has the most renters (52.8% 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 | Prospect | Brooklyn | Waterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
8,517Lowest |
114,869Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +3.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
37.8±1.3Lowest 8% below CT |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.2%±1.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Waterbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±0.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
17.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Waterbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$51,886±$2kLowest 46% below CT |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$208,500±$6kLowest 43% below CT |
| Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,225±$38 18% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,449 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±4.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Waterbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
24.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
47.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
8.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Prospect 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #144 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Crosby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 17.0 |
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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.