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Plainville vs Chaplin vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% 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 | Plainville | Chaplin | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
2,070Lowest |
8,517 |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Chaplin and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Highest 28% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,538 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | — | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.