Compare towns
Colebrook vs Plainfield vs Windham vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Colebrook | Plainfield | Windham | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
15,141 |
23,961Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.7% CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Colebrook and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 min 8% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8 CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Plainfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | Windham High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Highest |
9.8 |
8.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.