What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).

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

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	Kent	Brooklyn
People
Population	3,056Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Kent and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average	$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average
	Brooklyn and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT	$1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,520Lowest 32% below CT	$4,538Highest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 23% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Kent 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	#20 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Kent 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.