What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the youngest population (median age 45.6).

Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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	Brooklyn	Hampton
People
Population	8,517Highest	1,647Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT
	Hampton 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%	19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Hampton 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%	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	29.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT
	Hampton 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±$28kHighest 14% below CT	$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT
	Brooklyn and Hampton 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	$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT
	Hampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 32% below CT	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hampton 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%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90%Highest 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 minLowest about the CT average	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16%
	Hampton 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	—
School district	Brooklyn School District	Hampton School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.