What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).

Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).

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	Kent
People
Population	8,517Highest	3,056Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Kent 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±$15kHighest about the CT average	$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average
	Brooklyn and Kent 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	$470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT	$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 32% below CT	$4,520Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%	11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and Kent 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%	9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	20 minLowest 23% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
	Kent 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	#20 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Kent 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.