What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Farmington has the most people working from home (22.1%).

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	Farmington
People
Population	8,517Lowest	27,134Highest
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT	43.5±1.4Lowest 6% above CT
	Brooklyn and Farmington 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%	19.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Farmington 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%	20.4%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Farmington 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%	68.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.6%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Farmington and Brooklyn 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	$141,120±$10kHighest 47% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT	$432,700±$14kHighest 18% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,807±$82Highest 21% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$6,771Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	51.1%±7.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Farmington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%	4.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	74.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	22.1%±2.8Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#113 of 149 in CT	#12 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Farmington School District
High school in town	None in town	Farmington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.8
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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.