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Suffield vs Brooklyn vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Bloomfield has the most renters (28.9% rent).
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 | Suffield | Brooklyn | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
8,517Lowest |
21,754Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
| Suffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Bloomfield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Brooklyn School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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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.