What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).

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	Middlefield
People
Population	8,517Highest	4,243Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Middlefield 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%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Middlefield 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield 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±$15kLowest about the CT average	$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT
	Middlefield and Brooklyn 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	$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield 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%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Middlefield 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	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Regional School District 13
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.