What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bristol has the most renters (35.1% rent).

Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).

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	Bristol	Brooklyn
People
Population	61,462Highest	8,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.6% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	37.9±1.5Lowest 8% below CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	20.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Brooklyn and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±0.9Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bristol and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$79,076±$6kLowest 17% below CT	$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average
	Brooklyn and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$277,800±$8kLowest 24% below CT	$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,338±$45Highest 10% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,449Highest 18% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.5%±5.9Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bristol and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	11.4%±1.7Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Bristol 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	#115 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Bristol School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Bristol Central High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	14.0	—
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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.