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Plainville vs Williston vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Williston has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
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 | Williston | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
10,144 |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
45.4±4.5 17% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Williston 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Williston 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 4% above U.S. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Williston 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 24% below U.S. |
$475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147 20% below U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 54% above U.S. |
$5,592Highest 79% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Williston 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #11 of 70 in VT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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U.S. 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.