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Yorkshire vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Yorkshire has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Yorkshire | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,016Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±7.3Highest 12% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
| Yorkshire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Yorkshire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,097±$10kLowest 44% below NY |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$34kLowest 73% below NY |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
| Plainfield and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $819±$113Highest 49% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
| Yorkshire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,080Highest 53% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Yorkshire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Yorkshire 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 | #111 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.