What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).

Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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	Lisbon
People
Population	8,517Highest	4,211Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT	44.5±5.2Lowest 8% above CT
	Brooklyn and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Lisbon and Brooklyn 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%	21.3%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Lisbon 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%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Lisbon 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	$92,708±$12kLowest 3% below CT
	Brooklyn and Lisbon 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	$315,700±$26kHighest 14% below CT
	Lisbon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98 24% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 32% below CT	$4,044Lowest 39% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Lisbon 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%	6.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	97.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	8.3%±3.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Lisbon 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	#102 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Lisbon 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.