What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).

Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Windsor	Plainville
People
Population	11,213Lowest	17,551Highest
Median age	45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT	44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT
	East Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.9%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2%	15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	East Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	30%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainville and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,250±$14kHighest about the CT average	$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT
	East Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$277,100±$26kHighest 24% below CT	$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT
	East Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,459±$145Highest about the CT average	$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,873Highest 27% below CT	$4,798Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Plainville and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Highest CT: 10%	6.5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 15% below CT	21 minLowest 20% below CT
Work from home	19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#129 of 149 in CT	#89 of 149 in CT
School district	East Windsor School District	Judicial Centers · Plainville School District
High school in town	East Windsor High School	Plainville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	11.4Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.