What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).

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	Middlebury	Brooklyn
People
Population	7,807Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Middlebury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT	$1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,434Highest 27% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.8%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Middlebury 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	#55 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 15	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.