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Mansfield vs Plainfield vs Broome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 34.5).
Broome has the most people working from home (14.6%).
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 | Mansfield | Plainfield | Broome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 691Lowest |
1,016Highest |
773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
-11.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54±5.5 36% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
55.2±3.7Highest 39% above NY |
| Broome and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Plainfield and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
7.1%±6.3 NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,304±$14kHighest 3% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
$78,490±$12k 9% below NY |
| Mansfield and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $200,000±$29kHighest 53% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$179,200±$63k 58% below NY |
| Mansfield and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,231±$254Highest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,122Highest 37% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,096 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 22% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±12.1 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Broome and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.