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Plainfield vs Vernon 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).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Vernon | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
30,577Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Vernon 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% |
16.9%±2Lowest 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% |
18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon 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% |
38%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Windsor Locks 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 |
$85,356±$6kHighest 11% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Vernon and Windsor Locks 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 |
$275,500±$11kHighest 25% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Vernon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Vernon 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 |
$5,804Highest 13% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Vernon School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Rockville High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
12.1Highest |
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.