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Brooklyn vs South Windsor 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 oldest population (median age 45.6).
South Windsor has the most people working from home (27.5%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | South Windsor | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Lowest |
26,907Highest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
41.2±1.3 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
23.4%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| South Windsor and Brooklyn 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% |
17.8%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| South Windsor 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% |
58.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.1%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| South Windsor 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 |
$144,961±$10kHighest 51% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
$375,100±$12kHighest about the CT average |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,864±$214Highest 25% above CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 32% below CT |
$7,888Highest 19% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
49.9%±10.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| South Windsor 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% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% CT: 66.5% |
84.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
27.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #40 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Capitol Region Education Council · South Windsor School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | South Windsor High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
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.