What stands out worked out from the figures below

Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k median).

Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).

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	Voluntown	Brooklyn
People
Population	2,604Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT	45.6±2.5Lowest 11% above CT
	Voluntown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±3 CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Brooklyn and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT	$96,207±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Voluntown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average	$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT
	Voluntown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$191Highest 22% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
	Voluntown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,955Highest 25% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±24.3Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Voluntown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.3%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 18% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Voluntown 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	#53 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Voluntown 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.