What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bozrah has the highest household income ($109k).

Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).

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	Bozrah	Brooklyn
People
Population	2,293Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	46.4±7.4Highest 13% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
	Bozrah and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Bozrah and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,516±$11kHighest 13% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Bozrah and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$311,200±$26kLowest 15% below CT	$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT
	Brooklyn and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,426±$108Highest 4% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,438Lowest 33% below CT	$4,538Highest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.2%±12.5Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bozrah and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 8% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	7.5%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Bozrah 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	—	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Bozrah 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.