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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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Bridgewater has the most renters (30.9% rent).
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 | 1,310Highest |
1,016 |
543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 35.8±4.2Highest 10% below NY |
34.5±6.6 13% below NY |
33.1±6.8Lowest 17% 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 | 20.8%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21%±6.4Highest 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+ | 15%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
12%±7.2Lowest 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+ | 13.6% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
5.9%±3.5 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 | $44,850±$12k 48% below NY |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
$35,694±$8kLowest 58% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$7k 79% below NY |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$80,000±$43kLowest 81% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$20 55% below NY |
$750±$207Highest 54% below NY |
$735±$16Lowest 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 | $2,546 61% below NY |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,167Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.8%±28.1 NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
3.1%±38.6Lowest 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 | 18.3% NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
28.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 28% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.8%±3.6Lowest 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.