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Woodbridge vs Brooklyn vs Hamden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% 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 | Woodbridge | Brooklyn | Hamden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,073 |
8,517Lowest |
61,045Highest |
| Median age | 48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
| Woodbridge and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Hamden 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 |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.3% CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
| Woodbridge and Hamden 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 | #16 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Amity Regional High School | None in town | Hamden High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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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.