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East Brooklyn is a small town of 2,377 people in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 19 miles from Norwich, CT and 25 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,377people
$295kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
230Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,377
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Norwich, CT
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,863/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PVD airport
- 25 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 688 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 261 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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