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Brooklyn vs Naugatuck 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 expensive homes ($315k median).
Naugatuck has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Naugatuck | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
31,800Highest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck 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 |
$96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Naugatuck and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,369±$58Highest 8% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Naugatuck 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% |
6.3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #116 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Naugatuck School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Naugatuck High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| 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.