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Plainfield vs Springfield 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 highest household income ($71k).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($239k median).
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 | Springfield | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,016Highest |
952 |
543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 34.5±6.6 13% below NY |
39.6±9.9Highest about the NY average |
33.1±6.8Lowest 17% below NY |
| Springfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
21%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bridgewater and Springfield 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% |
25.9%±8.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12%±7.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% NY: 40.2% |
30.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.2Lowest 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 |
$62,965±$9k 27% below NY |
$35,694±$8kLowest 58% below NY |
| Plainfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,100±$17k 63% below NY |
$239,100±$107kHighest 44% below NY |
$80,000±$43kLowest 81% below NY |
| Springfield and Plainfield 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 |
$773±$129Highest 52% below NY |
$735±$16Lowest 55% below NY |
| Springfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667 59% below NY |
$3,000Highest 54% below NY |
$2,167Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
21.6%±56.2 NY: 52.1% |
3.1%±38.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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% |
20.1% NY: 14% |
28.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81% NY: 54.3% |
69.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Springfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.