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Plainfield vs Windham vs Brookfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Brookfield has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Windham | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,016Lowest |
1,432 |
2,150Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
41.2±6.1 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
| Windham and Plainfield 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 |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$3,197 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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.