What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lebanon has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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	Lebanon	Brooklyn
People
Population	7,116Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	46.9±2.7Highest 14% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
	Lebanon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.4%±3.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.6%±4.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Lebanon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,135±$19kHighest 14% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Lebanon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$345,900±$40kHighest 6% below CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
	Lebanon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,630±$534Highest 10% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
	Lebanon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,646Highest 15% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33%±18.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 15% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	20.5%±7.9Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Lebanon 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	#74 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Lebanon School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Lyman Memorial High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9	—
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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.