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Vernon vs Brooklyn vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).
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 | Vernon | Brooklyn | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
8,517 |
4,853Lowest |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
20%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
| Bolton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,127±$55 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804 13% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$8,091Highest 22% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #107 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #79 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Brooklyn School District | Bolton School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | None in town | Bolton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 7.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.