Brooklyn, Connecticut

Community · population 952 (2020 Census)

Median home: $281,800
Household income: $76,333
Jan low / Jul high: 17° / 80°
Snow a year: 44 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 8
Median age: 40.7

Brooklyn is a community of 952 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $281,800, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks better for retirees than 76% of Connecticut towns, quieter than 72% of Connecticut towns.

How Brooklyn ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Brooklyn is worth $281,800, below the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 3.7 times the median household income of $76,333, which is more affordable than 46% of Connecticut towns. Median rent is $1,708 a month. 69.4% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Brooklyn	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$281,800	$376,000
Median rent	$1,708	$1,462
Median household income	$76,333	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	3.7×	3.6×
Homeownership	69.4%	80.3%
Median year built	1954	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Brooklyn

People	Brooklyn	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	40.7	45.0
Age 65 and over	17.3%	20.6%
Under 18	4.2%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	0.0%	5.7%
Veterans	4.7%	—
Born outside the U.S.	6.9%	—
Work from home	19.1%	16.8%
Average commute	23.1 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	95.6%	93.8%

Weather in Brooklyn

July highs average 80.4°F and January lows 17.4°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 44.1 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 3 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 142 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Hampton station (5.3 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

8 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Brooklyn since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. The strongest, an EF1, struck on August 18, 2023 about 8.6 miles from the town center. The most recent was on September 13, 2023.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 14 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on July 3, 2025.

Towns near Brooklyn

Brooklyn, CT
0.2 mi · 8,450 people · home $315,200
East Brooklyn, CT
2.5 mi · 2,205 people · home $295,400
Wauregan, CT
3.4 mi · 1,539 people · home $262,700
Danielson, CT
3.8 mi · 4,155 people · home $224,600
Dayville, CT
5.3 mi · 631 people · home $255,800
Pomfret, CT
5.5 mi · 4,266 people · home $409,100
Hampton, CT
5.7 mi · 1,728 people · home $295,800
Killingly, CT
6.1 mi · 17,752 people · home $288,600

Brooklyn questions

Is Brooklyn, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Brooklyn scores better for retirees than 76% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 72%. 17.3% of residents are 65 or older (median age 40.7).

How much does a house cost in Brooklyn?

The median owner-occupied home in Brooklyn is valued at $281,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $76,333, so homes cost about 3.7 times income. Median rent is $1,708 a month.

What is the weather like in Brooklyn?

July highs average 80.4°F and January lows 17.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 50.6 inches of precipitation a year and 44.1 inches of snow.

Does Brooklyn get tornadoes?

8 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Brooklyn since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF1 on August 18, 2023. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Brooklyn's Census boundary (GEOID 0909120). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.