Compare towns
Trumbull vs Brookfield vs Tashua
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Trumbull has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($480k median).
Tashua has the highest household income ($214k).
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 | Trumbull | Brookfield | Tashua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 37,281Highest |
17,706 |
3,771Lowest |
| Median age | 41.7±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
46.7±3.6Highest 14% above CT |
| Tashua and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Trumbull and Tashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
23.7%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Tashua and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.1% CT: 42.5% |
58.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
67.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Brookfield and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $163,073±$11k 70% above CT |
$148,360±$11kLowest 55% above CT |
$213,971±$43kHighest 123% above CT |
| Tashua and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $547,300±$21k 49% above CT |
$479,700±$24kLowest 31% above CT |
$680,200±$38kHighest 85% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,266±$255 52% above CT |
$1,892±$183Lowest 27% above CT |
$2,306±$791Highest 55% above CT |
| Tashua and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,594Lowest 14% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
83.9%±25.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tashua and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
94.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above CT |
28 minLowest 6% above CT |
32 min 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±6.5 CT: 16% |
| Trumbull and Tashua 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 | #26 of 149 in CT | #67 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Trumbull School District | Brookfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Trumbull High School | Brookfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
12.7Lowest |
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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.