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Prospect vs East Brooklyn vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
East Brooklyn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Prospect | East Brooklyn | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
2,377Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
46.2±12.2 12% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Prospect and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
15% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$295,400±$63k 19% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Prospect and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$3,747Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| East Brooklyn and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.7% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Prospect and Plainfield 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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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.