Compare towns
Simsbury vs Brooklyn vs Tariffville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Tariffville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Simsbury | Brooklyn | Tariffville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,066Highest |
8,517 |
1,419Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | 0% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
52.1±15.9Highest 27% above CT |
| Tariffville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
13.3%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Simsbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
11.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Simsbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
10%±5.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Tariffville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$106,944±$21k 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$274,600±$48kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,244±$178 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,921 26% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±8.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
29.8%±22.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Simsbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
64.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
11.8%±6.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Simsbury School District | Brooklyn School District | — |
| High school in town | Simsbury High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.