What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).

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	Killingworth
People
Population	8,517Highest	6,240Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Killingworth 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%	25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Killingworth 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	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98 24% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$6,550Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Killingworth 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%	3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1987Highest 20 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%	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#113 of 149 in CT	#29 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Regional School District 17
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.