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Colebrook vs Winsted vs Plainville
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 most homeowners (91.6%).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Plainville has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Winsted | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
6,977 |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
47.6±7.3 16% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
| Colebrook and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Colebrook and Plainville 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% |
25%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
26.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Colebrook 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 |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
$1,183±$130 20% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Colebrook and Winsted 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 |
$3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Winsted and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
| Plainville and Winsted 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 | — | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook 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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| 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.