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Brookfield vs Exeter 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
Brookfield has the most renters (15.9% rent).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($243k median).
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 | Brookfield | Exeter | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
913Lowest |
1,016 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1 4% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
| Exeter and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$155,100±$17k 63% below NY |
| Exeter and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
$867±$44 47% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
| Brookfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197Highest 51% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Brookfield 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.