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Newington vs Plainville 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
Newington has the highest household income ($103k).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% 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 | Newington | Plainville | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,896Highest |
17,551 |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Newington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Newington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Newington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,884±$6kHighest 7% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,400±$9kHighest 15% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$107Highest about the CT average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Newington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,321Highest 5% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±2.1 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±2.3 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Newington 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 | #87 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Newington School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Newington High School | Plainville High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
11.4 |
8.9Lowest |
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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.