What stands out worked out from the figures below

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).

Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).

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	Thomaston	Brooklyn
People
Population	7,492Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Thomaston and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Thomaston and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT	$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT
	Brooklyn and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT	$1,125±$98Highest 24% below CT
	Brooklyn and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,915Highest 11% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3% CT: 10%	2.3% CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest 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	27 min about the CT average	27 min about the CT average
Work from home	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Thomaston 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	#106 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Thomaston School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Thomaston High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7	—
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.