Compare towns
Roxbury 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
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% 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 | Roxbury | Putnam | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,185Lowest |
9,292Highest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
43.7±3Lowest 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,591Highest about the CT average |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Roxbury 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 | — | #128 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 12 | 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.