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Plainfield vs Salisbury 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).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($764k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Salisbury | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
4,224Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.2±9.9Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Salisbury 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%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±6.9 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Salisbury 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% |
28.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$124,256±$26kHighest 30% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$763,700±$121kHighest 108% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,846±$736Highest 24% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Salisbury and Windsor Locks 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 |
$5,125Highest 23% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
23.2%±11.8Lowest 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% |
4.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
68.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as 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% |
28%±8Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Salisbury 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 | #19 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Salisbury School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | 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.