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Thompson vs Ansonia vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thompson has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% 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 | Thompson | Ansonia | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,337 |
19,033Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Thompson and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,629±$18k about the CT average |
$85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $291,900±$24k 20% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822Lowest 42% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±18.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Thompson and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Thompson 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 | #130 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thompson School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.