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Plainfield vs Maynard vs East Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Maynard has the most people working from home (22.9%).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 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 | Maynard | East Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
10,712 |
2,377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+34.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
45.3±4.3 16% above U.S. |
46.2±12.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
| East Brooklyn and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| East Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Maynard 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
64.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
11.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and East 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±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$124,067±$16kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$73,698±$29kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$527,400±$31kHighest 59% above U.S. |
$295,400±$63k 11% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,800±$148Highest 27% above U.S. |
$1,061±$474Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 35% above U.S. |
$8,266Highest 165% above U.S. |
$3,747Lowest 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±9.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±35.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| East Brooklyn and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±7.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #166 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Maynard | — |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Maynard High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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U.S. 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.