What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

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	Guilford	Brooklyn
People
Population	22,108Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	51.1±1.9Highest 24% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	20.8%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Guilford and Brooklyn 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%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	60.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn 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±$11kHighest 44% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$515,800±$40kHighest 41% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,717±$128Highest 15% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,744Highest 32% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.4%±9Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Guilford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.8%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest 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	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	21.7%±3.3Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#15 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Guilford School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Guilford High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8	—
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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.