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Bridgewater vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($80k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Bridgewater | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 543Lowest |
2,150Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33.1±6.8Lowest 17% below NY |
41.2±6.1Highest 4% above NY |
| Brookfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±6.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12%±7.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $35,694±$8kLowest 58% below NY |
$69,205±$9kHighest 20% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $80,000±$43kLowest 81% below NY |
$152,800±$28kHighest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $735±$16Lowest 55% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Lowest 67% below NY |
$3,197Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.1%±38.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 28.7%Highest NY: 14% |
16.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 2.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
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NY 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.