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East Brooklyn vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Brooklyn has the most kids (20% under 18).
Plainville has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | East Brooklyn | Plainville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,377Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
| East Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±5.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| East Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
$84,343±$7kHighest 12% below CT |
| Plainville and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,400±$63kHighest 19% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| East Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,126±$147Highest 24% below CT |
| Plainville and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±35.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| East Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.