What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

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	Lyme
People
Population	8,517Highest	2,303Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average	$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT	$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT
	Lyme and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$7,328Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%	32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and Lyme 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%	2.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	31 minHighest 17% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#113 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Brooklyn School District	Regional School District 18
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.