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Plainfield vs Brooklyn vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the highest household income ($96k).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
8,517Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5 10% below CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest 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% |
22.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| 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±$16k 26% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% 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±$98 24% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% 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 |
$4,538 32% below CT |
$4,633Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest 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 | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Brooklyn School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.