Compare towns
Middletown vs Plainfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Middletown | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
15,141Lowest |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 38.1±1.5 7% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6k 17% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Windsor and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412Highest 3% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Middletown and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Middletown 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Plainfield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Plainfield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
10.3 |
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.