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Brookfield vs Plainfield vs Summit
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 kids (21.8% under 18).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Summit has the oldest population (median age 55.7).
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 | Summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
1,016 |
976Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1 4% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
55.7±7.3Highest 40% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Summit 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% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
$74,375±$26kHighest 13% below NY |
| Summit 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±$28k 64% below NY |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$150,000±$29kLowest 65% below NY |
| Plainfield and Brookfield 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 |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
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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 51% below NY |
$2,667 59% below NY |
$2,230Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
29 minLowest 10% below NY |
34 min 3% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.