What stands out worked out from the figures below

Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).

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	Simsbury	Brooklyn
People
Population	25,066Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Simsbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.5%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Simsbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	71.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,115Highest 37% above CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48%±8.4Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Simsbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the CT average	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	27.1%±3Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#13 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Simsbury School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Simsbury High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.9	—
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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.