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Plainfield vs Brookfield 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
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Brookfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
17,706Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.3±1.8Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Brookfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Brookfield 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% |
58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield 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 |
$148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 37% below CT |
$7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Brookfield 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Brookfield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Brookfield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
12.7Highest |
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.