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Plainfield vs Suffield vs East Brooklyn 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).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
East Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 46.2).
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 | Suffield | East Brooklyn | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,141 |
15,702Highest |
2,377Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +34.6% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
46.2±12.2Highest 12% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| East Brooklyn and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±5.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| East Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$73,698±$29kLowest 23% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$295,400±$63k 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,061±$474Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Suffield 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,747 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
51.5%±35.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Suffield School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Suffield High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
10.9Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.