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Lisbon vs East Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lisbon has the most people working from home (8.3%).
East Brooklyn has the most renters (26.3% rent).

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.

MeasureLisbonEast Brooklyn
People
Population
4,211Highest
2,377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+34.6%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
44.5±5.2Lowest
8% above CT
46.2±12.2Highest
12% above CT
East Brooklyn and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.1%±6.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
20%±5.7Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Lisbon and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.3%±4.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
15%±4.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Lisbon and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Lisbon and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$92,708±$12kHighest
3% below CT
$73,698±$29kLowest
23% below CT
Lisbon and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,700±$26kHighest
14% below CT
$295,400±$63kLowest
19% below CT
Lisbon and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,061±$474
29% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,044Highest
39% below CT
$3,747Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±75.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
51.5%±35.1Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Lisbon and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.6%Highest
CT: 10%
3%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.9%Highest
CT: 66.5%
73.7%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1973Lowest
6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above CT
25 minLowest
5% below CT
Work from home
8.3%±3.4Highest
CT: 16%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 149 in CT —
School district Lisbon School District —
High school 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.