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Shelton vs Brooklyn vs Southington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shelton has the most expensive homes ($453k median).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Shelton | Brooklyn | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,889 |
8,517Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44.5±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Shelton and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Southington and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,185±$11k 13% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Southington and Shelton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,600±$13kHighest 23% above CT |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$373,800±$10k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,741±$216Highest 17% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,472±$77 about the CT average |
| Shelton and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,409 19% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,206Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±9.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Shelton and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Southington and Shelton 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 | #71 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Shelton School District | Brooklyn School District | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Shelton High School | None in town | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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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.