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Brooklyn vs Plainfield vs Vernon
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 oldest population (median age 45.6).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
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 | Plainfield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
15,141 |
30,577Highest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon and Brooklyn 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% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
38%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon 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±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Vernon 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 |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,804Highest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Plainfield and Vernon 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Vernon 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Plainfield School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Lowest |
12.1Highest |
| 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.