What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).

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	Middlefield	Brooklyn
People
Population	4,243Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Middlefield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Middlefield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$3,501Highest 135% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,853Highest 3% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.1%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Middlefield 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	#65 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 13	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.