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Plainfield vs Berlin vs Windsor Locks vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Berlin has the highest household income ($114k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Plainfield | Berlin | Windsor Locks | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,141 |
20,361Highest |
12,579Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 37% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Berlin 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Berlin School District | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Berlin High School | Windsor Locks High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
11.5 |
8.9Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.