Broad Brook vs West Simsbury

A side-by-side comparison of Broad Brook and West Simsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

Broad Brook and West Simsbury are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Broad Brook has the higher population (3,550 vs 2,878 in West Simsbury). West Simsbury has the higher median household income ($191,042 vs $96,484 in Broad Brook). West Simsbury has the higher median home value ($468,400 vs $328,300 in Broad Brook).

Population, income & housing

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
Population	3,550	2,878
Median age	42.5 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,484	$191,042
Median home value	$328,300	$468,400
Median gross rent	$1,297	$2,250
Housing units	1,658	951
Homeownership rate	70.3%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	65.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
Population	4,695 → 3,550 (-24.4%)	2,764 → 2,878 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$81,500 → $96,484 (+18.4%)	$124,570 → $191,042 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$235,100 → $328,300 (+39.6%)	$363,200 → $468,400 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,297 (+5.8%)	$2,107 → $2,250 (+6.8%)

Broad Brook

Population

4,6953,550

Median household income

$81,500$96,484

Median home value

$235,100$328,300

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,297

West Simsbury

Population

2,7642,878

Median household income

$124,570$191,042

Median home value

$363,200$468,400

Median gross rent

$2,107$2,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
Under 5	2.4%	1.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	11.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	5.5%
35 to 44	6.7%	7.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.7%	23.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	13.3%
75 and over	7.8%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	93.5%
Black or African American	10.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	21.4%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	38.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.6%	27.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
Drove alone	74.3%	67.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	21.4%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
1-unit, detached	54.7%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Broad Brook	West Simsbury
Poverty rate	9.8%	5.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1984	1973