What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most renters (18.3% rent).

Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).

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	Prospect
People
Population	8,517Lowest	9,458Highest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT
	Prospect and Brooklyn 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%	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect 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%	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect 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%	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Prospect 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	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT
	Prospect 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	$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT
	Prospect and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$6,504Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect 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%	3.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	28 minHighest 4% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Prospect 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	#50 of 149 in CT
School district	Brooklyn School District	Regional School District 16
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.