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Long Hill vs Plainfield vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Long Hill has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
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 | Long Hill | Plainfield | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,399Lowest |
15,141Highest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 32.7±2.1Lowest 20% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest 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+ | 17.3%±4.9 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Brooklyn and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±4.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Long Hill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,201±$22k 12% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
| Brooklyn and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $175,600±$62kLowest 52% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% 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 | $1,722±$116Highest 16% above CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 62% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$4,538Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±13Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Long Hill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 22.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.7%±9.7Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Long Hill 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Plainfield School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.