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Plainfield vs Brookfield vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($480k median).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Plainfield | Brookfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Lowest |
17,706Highest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±3Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #67 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Brookfield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Brookfield High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
12.7Highest |
11.4 |
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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.