What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).

Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Plainfield	Brooklyn
People
Population	15,141Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.6Lowest 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+	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Brooklyn and Plainfield 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%	23.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Plainfield and Brooklyn 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	$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average
	Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$272,100±$16kLowest 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	$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
	Plainfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT	$4,538Highest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Plainfield and Brooklyn 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%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Brooklyn and Plainfield 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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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.