What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).

Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).

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	Bridgewater	Brooklyn
People
Population	1,658Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,869Highest 3% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	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.