What stands out worked out from the figures below

Salisbury has the most people working from home (28%).

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	Salisbury	Brooklyn
People
Population	4,224Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	44.2±9.9Lowest 8% above CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±6.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,256±$26kHighest 30% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Salisbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$763,700±$121kHighest 108% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,846±$736Highest 24% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
	Salisbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,125Highest 23% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.2%±11.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Brooklyn and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 25% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	28%±8Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#19 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Salisbury School District	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.