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Brookfield vs Seneca 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 kids (21.8% under 18).
Seneca has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Seneca | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150 |
2,622Highest |
1,016Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1 4% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
| Seneca and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Seneca 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% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca 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% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
| Seneca 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 |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$155,100±$17k 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75 39% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197Highest 51% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest 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% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest 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.