What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).

Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($480k 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	Tolland	Brookfield
People
Population	14,606Lowest	17,706Highest
Median age	41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average	44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT
	Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	56.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	58.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Tolland and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,264±$16kLowest 39% above CT	$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT
	Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$365,500±$21kLowest about the CT average	$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,680±$119Lowest 13% above CT	$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT
	Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,403Lowest 11% above CT	$7,594Highest 14% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6%	35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Tolland and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.3%Highest CT: 10%	4.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	28 minLowest 6% above CT
Work from home	20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16%	16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16%
	Tolland and Brookfield 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	#60 of 149 in CT	#67 of 149 in CT
School district	Tolland School District	Brookfield School District
High school in town	Tolland High School	Brookfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.4Lowest	12.7Highest
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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.