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Plainfield vs Brooklyn vs Canterbury
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).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Plainfield | Brooklyn | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
8,517 |
5,124Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
| Canterbury and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5Lowest 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%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2Lowest 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±$15k about the CT average |
$103,198±$6kHighest 8% above CT |
| Canterbury and Brooklyn 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±$28k 14% below CT |
$334,200±$12kHighest 9% below CT |
| Canterbury and Brooklyn 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±$98 24% below CT |
$924±$367Lowest 38% 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 | $4,209 37% below CT |
$4,538Highest 32% below CT |
$4,140Lowest 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40%±13Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Canterbury 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% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
88.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Canterbury 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 | #125 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Brooklyn School District | Canterbury School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.