What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).

Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ashford	Brooklyn
People
Population	4,226Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±5.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Ashford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Ashford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$334,800±$18kHighest 9% below CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
	Ashford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,246±$208Highest 16% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
	Ashford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,982Highest 5% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47%±26Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ashford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.4%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 30% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Ashford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#90 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Ashford School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.