What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).

Long Hill has the most people working from home (20.7%).

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	Long Hill
People
Population	8,517Highest	4,399Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-6.1% CT: +0.9%
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT	32.7±2.1Lowest 20% below CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	11.3%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%	17.3%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Brooklyn and Long Hill 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%	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	8%±4.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Long Hill 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	$84,201±$22kLowest 12% below CT
	Brooklyn and Long Hill 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	$175,600±$62kLowest 52% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,722±$116Highest 16% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 32% below CT	$2,500Lowest 62% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	42.3%±13Highest CT: 52.6%
	Long Hill 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%	16.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	22.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	23 minLowest 12% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	20.7%±9.7Highest CT: 16%
	Long Hill 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	—
High school 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.