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Bridgeport vs Plainfield vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgeport has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).
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.
| Measure | Bridgeport | Plainfield | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
15,141 |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±0.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Bridgeport and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgeport and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,685±$2kLowest 39% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9k 25% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496Highest about the CT average |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 21%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 15% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield 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 | #148 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Plainfield School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Central High School | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.