What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).

New Britain has the most renters (54.9% rent).

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	New Britain
People
Population	8,517Lowest	74,223Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+1.3% CT: +0.9%
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT	34.3±1.2Lowest 17% below CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	22%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	New Britain and Brooklyn 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%	14.6%±1.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Brooklyn and New Britain 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%	19.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	9.4%±1Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average	$58,613±$2kLowest 39% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT	$223,600±$6kLowest 39% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,253±$45Highest 16% below CT
	New Britain 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	$5,846Highest 12% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	55.2%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	New Britain 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%	18.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	45.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	22 minLowest 19% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	8%±1.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and New Britain 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	#149 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town	None in town	New Britain High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	16.2
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.