What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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	Brooklyn	Beacon Falls
People
Population	8,517Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT	$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$6,534Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls 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	#113 of 149 in CT	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	None in town	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.2
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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.