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Plainville vs Durham 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 most affordable homes ($254k median).
Durham has the most people working from home (20%).
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 | Durham | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
3,347Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
47.9±5.4Highest 17% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Durham and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
42.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Brooklyn 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 |
$152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,625±$1kHighest 9% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Durham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Plainville 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% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
20%±6.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.