COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salmon Brook vs Longmeadow
PLACE A
Salmon Brook, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Salmon Brook is 85% smaller than Longmeadow. Longmeadow earns more, with a median household income $75,226 higher.
SALMON BROOKLONGMEADOWDIFFERENCE
Total population2,34315,696−85% vs Longmeadow
Population density7131,727−1,014
Population growth4.5%0.4%+4.0 pts
Median age48.644.6+4.0
Male45.5%47.5%−2.0 pts
Female54.5%52.5%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born8.7%14.2%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%84.1%+4.4 pts
Black0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%2.8%−1.2 pts
Asian3.0%8.3%−5.3 pts
Other6.6%3.7%+2.9 pts
Median household income$74,375$149,601−$75,226
Per capita income$49,408$68,059−$18,651
Poverty rate3.6%4.1%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.438−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%67.1%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree25.2%33.7%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation58.7%59.8%−1.2 pts
Median home value$324,700$454,100−$129,400
Median gross rent$1,177$1,682−$505
Owner-occupied80.5%90.1%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%3.1%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households26.6%49.6%−22.9 pts
Average commute28.224.8+3.4
Worked from home30.5%24.7%+5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.2%+0.6 pts
Uninsured0.6%1.7%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024