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Andover vs Windsor Locks vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the highest household income ($135k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Andover | Windsor Locks | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,152Lowest |
12,579 |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Andover and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Andover and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Andover 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 | #43 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Andover School District | Windsor Locks School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.