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Redding vs Hamden vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
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 | Redding | Hamden | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,780 |
61,045Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 52±2Highest 27% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Joel Barlow High School | Hamden High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.