What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the most renters (36% rent).

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	Willington	Brooklyn
People
Population	5,575Lowest	8,517Highest
Median age	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
	Brooklyn and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Willington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT	$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average
	Brooklyn and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT	$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT
	Brooklyn and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Highest 18% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 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	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Willington 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	#104 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Willington 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.