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Bridgewater vs Plainfield vs Bridgewater
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 renters (30.9% rent).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Plainfield | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 543Lowest |
1,016 |
1,310Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33.1±6.8Lowest 17% below NY |
34.5±6.6 13% below NY |
35.8±4.2Highest 10% below NY |
| Bridgewater and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Bridgewater 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% |
14.5%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
15%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bridgewater and Plainfield 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% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.5 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Bridgewater 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 |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
$44,850±$12k 48% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $80,000±$43kLowest 81% below NY |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$89,900±$7k 79% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $735±$16Lowest 55% below NY |
$750±$207Highest 54% below NY |
$736±$20 55% below NY |
| Plainfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,546 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.1%±38.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.8%±28.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield 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% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.