What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guilford has the most people working from home (21.7%).

Brookfield has the youngest population (median age 44.3).

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	Guilford	Brookfield
People
Population	22,108Highest	17,706Lowest
Median age	51.1±1.9Highest 24% above CT	44.3±1.8Lowest 8% above CT
Kids under 18	20.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brookfield and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5%	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	60.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	58.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brookfield and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$137,816±$11kLowest 44% above CT	$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT
	Brookfield and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$515,800±$40kHighest 41% above CT	$479,700±$24kLowest 31% above CT
	Guilford and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,717±$128Lowest 15% above CT	$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT
	Brookfield and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,744Highest 32% above CT	$7,594Lowest 14% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.4%±9Highest CT: 52.6%	35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Guilford and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.8%Lowest CT: 10%	4.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the CT average	28 minHighest 6% above CT
Work from home	21.7%±3.3Highest CT: 16%	16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16%
	Guilford and Brookfield 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	#15 of 149 in CT	#67 of 149 in CT
School district	Guilford School District	Brookfield School District
High school in town	Guilford High School	Brookfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Lowest	12.7Highest
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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.