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Brooklyn vs Bridgewater vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Brooklyn | Bridgewater | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
1,658Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Bridgewater and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$6,869Highest 3% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Bridgewater and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Regional School District 12 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.