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Plainfield vs Deep River Center 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).
Deep River Center has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Windsor Locks has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Deep River Center | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
2,407Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor Locks 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% |
24.6%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Deep River Center 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% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest 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±$8k 20% below CT |
$71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$334,600±$36kHighest 9% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,242±$224 17% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Deep River Center 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 |
$5,194Highest 22% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.9%±23.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.3% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±8.4Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Deep River Center and Windsor Locks 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
— | 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.