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Brookfield vs Plainfield vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 34.5).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Plainfield | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
1,016 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.2±6.1 6% above U.S. |
34.5±6.6Lowest 11% below U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sandgate 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
14.9%±11.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9k 14% below U.S. |
$70,673±$6kHighest 12% below U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Plainfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28kLowest 54% below U.S. |
$155,100±$17k 53% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31kHighest 42% below U.S. |
| Sandgate and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75Highest 31% below U.S. |
$750±$207Lowest 47% below U.S. |
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| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197Highest about the U.S. average |
$2,667Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$2,778 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.6%±43.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.