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Stockbridge vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.2%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Stockbridge | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,965Lowest |
2,150Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.8Highest 5% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,154±$12kHighest 11% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,400±$15kLowest 67% below NY |
$152,800±$28kHighest 64% below NY |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$88Highest 36% below NY |
$981±$75Lowest 39% below NY |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,951Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,197Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±22.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 22% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.