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Weweantic vs Brooklyn vs Plainville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weweantic has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).

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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.

MeasureWeweanticBrooklynPlainville
People
Population
1,452Lowest
8,517
17,551Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
Median age
44.4±13.9
14% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
44.3±1.5Lowest
14% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.2%±7.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.3%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.1%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Plainville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
30%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Weweantic and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,481±$39kLowest
23% below U.S.
$96,207±$15kHighest
19% above U.S.
$84,343±$7k
4% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,800±$42kHighest
26% above U.S.
$315,200±$28k
5% below U.S.
$254,000±$14kLowest
24% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,125±$98Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,126±$147Highest
20% below U.S.
Plainville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,764Lowest
21% above U.S.
$4,538
45% above U.S.
$4,798Highest
54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3
U.S.: 51.1%
40.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Plainville and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
67.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
17% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
Work from home
3.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #113 of 149 in CT #89 of 149 in CT
School district — Brooklyn School District Judicial Centers · Plainville School District
High school in town — None in town Plainville High School
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.