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Plainfield vs Simsbury vs Windsor
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).
Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 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 | Simsbury | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Lowest |
25,066 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
42.3±2.1 about the CT average |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Windsor and Simsbury 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% |
24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Simsbury 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% |
71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor 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 |
$157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48%±8.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Simsbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.2% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #13 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Simsbury School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Simsbury High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
11.9Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.