What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

West Cornwall has the highest household income ($175k).

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	West Cornwall
People
Population	8,517Highest	70Lowest
Median age	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT	61.3±14.1Highest 49% above CT
	West Cornwall and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%	8.6%±49.5Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and West Cornwall 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%	44.3%±50.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	West Cornwall 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%	57.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±21.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and West Cornwall 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	$175,156±$54kHighest 83% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT	$395,800±$64kHighest 8% above CT
	West Cornwall and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98 24% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 32% below CT	$3,056Lowest 54% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%	0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and West Cornwall 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%	4.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	14.6%±12.8Highest CT: 16%
	West Cornwall 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	—
High school 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.