What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eastford has the most people working from home (14.6%).

Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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	Eastford	Brooklyn
People
Population	1,679Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	48.3±5.9Highest 18% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
	Eastford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±3.7 CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$97,422±$20kHighest about the CT average	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Eastford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,500±$16kHighest 3% below CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
	Eastford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,097±$173Lowest 26% below CT	$1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT
	Brooklyn and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,493Lowest 32% below CT	$4,538Highest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±32.6Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Eastford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.2%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84%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	35 minHighest 33% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	14.6%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Eastford 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	Eastford School District	Brooklyn School District
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.