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Union 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
Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Union | Ansonia | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 944Lowest |
19,033Highest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Union and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Lowest 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+ | 24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3Lowest 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 | $88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Union and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,793 28% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer 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 | 9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia 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 | — | #142 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Union School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.