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Bridgewater vs Winfield vs Plainfield
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 ($90k median).
Winfield has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
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 | Winfield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,310 |
1,874Highest |
1,016Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1% NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.8±4.2 10% below NY |
38.8±6.3Highest about the NY average |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
| Winfield and Bridgewater 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% |
26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Winfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.7% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6 NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest 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±$12kLowest 48% below NY |
$66,917±$10k 22% below NY |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
| Plainfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
$140,500±$20k 67% below NY |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
| Plainfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$20 55% below NY |
$617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
$750±$207Highest 54% 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 |
$2,378Lowest 64% below NY |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.8%±28.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.3%±26Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Winfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.3%Highest NY: 14% |
15.2% NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 28% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.