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Colebrook vs Plainville vs Windsor
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 oldest population (median age 52.1).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Plainville | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
17,551 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Colebrook 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% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Colebrook and Windsor 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 |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Windsor 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 |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 min 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainville High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.