Brookfield makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 2 lists
Brookfield is ranked on 34 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Brookfield does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brookfield marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Brookfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Brookfield lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Brookfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Brookfield does best come first.
More kids than 82% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Brookfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Brookfield out-ranks 4 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every CT list, and where Brookfield lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#20
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#10
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#20
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#36
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#34 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#41
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#12
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#98 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#27
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#76
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#80
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#90
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#29 
Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#29 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#103
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#103
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#58 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#90 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#126
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#130
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#120
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
The number on the right is Brookfield’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.