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Brooklyn is a tiny town of 986 people in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 18 miles from Norwich, CT and 28 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $2k a month.
986people
$282kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
230Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 986
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Providence, RI
- 18 mi to Norwich, CT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,777/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PVD airport
- 28 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 285 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 436 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: R+15 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk