What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Milford has the most people working from home (15.1%).

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	New Milford	Brooklyn
People
Population	28,334Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	New Milford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.7%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	New Milford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$106,411±$8kHighest 11% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	New Milford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$391,500±$10kHighest 7% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,609±$152Highest 8% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,150Highest 7% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	New Milford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	15.1%±2.5Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	New Milford 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	#110 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	New Milford School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	New Milford High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7	—
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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.