What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Sandy Hook has the most people working from home (23.1%).

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	Sandy Hook
People
Population	8,517Lowest	9,863Highest
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT	43.1±3Lowest 5% above CT
	Brooklyn and Sandy Hook 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%	22.6%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sandy Hook 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%	14.4%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Brooklyn and Sandy Hook 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%	60.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Sandy Hook 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	$160,814±$25kHighest 68% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT	$501,200±$33kHighest 37% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT	$1,866±$439Highest 25% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	52.4%±26.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Sandy Hook 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%	5.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	35 minHighest 33% above CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	23.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#113 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Brooklyn School District	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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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.