What stands out worked out from the figures below

Burlington has the most people working from home (25%).

Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k 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	Burlington	Brooklyn
People
Population	9,680Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Burlington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Brooklyn and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Burlington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$418,700±$21kHighest 14% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,427±$671Highest 4% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
	Burlington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,464Highest 12% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.1%±15.9Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Burlington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	2.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#58 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 10	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Lewis S. Mills High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4	—
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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.