What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).

Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k 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	Roxbury
People
Population	8,517Highest	2,185Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Roxbury 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%	31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	65.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Roxbury 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	$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT
	Roxbury 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	$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$6,591Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Roxbury 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%	3.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	82.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	37 minHighest 38% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16%
	Roxbury 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	Regional School District 12
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.