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Plainfield vs Moriah vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Moriah has the oldest population (median age 56.7).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($80k median).
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 | Moriah | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,016 |
4,483Highest |
543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 34.5±6.6 13% below NY |
56.7±3Highest 42% above NY |
33.1±6.8Lowest 17% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bridgewater and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
33.4%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
12%±7.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.1% NY: 40.2% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±3.5 NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
$63,113±$6k 27% below NY |
$35,694±$8kLowest 58% below NY |
| Plainfield and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$138,200±$9k 67% below NY |
$80,000±$43kLowest 81% below NY |
| Plainfield and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$207 54% below NY |
$832±$165Highest 49% below NY |
$735±$16Lowest 55% below NY |
| Moriah and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,644 60% below NY |
$2,167Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
51.2%±25.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
3.1%±38.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Moriah and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.5% NY: 14% |
28.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.9% NY: 54.3% |
69.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
2.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Moriah 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 | — | #380 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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NY 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.