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Plainfield vs West Haven 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
West Haven has the most renters (49.4% 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 | West Haven | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
55,351Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 37±4.5 10% below CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield 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% |
20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| West Haven 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% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield 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% |
30.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$74,382±$5kLowest 22% 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 |
$291,700±$9kHighest 20% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| West Haven 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 |
$1,442±$43Highest 3% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| West Haven 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 |
$6,941Highest 4% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and West Haven 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% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 14% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield 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 | #120 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | New Haven School District · West Haven School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | West Haven High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
15.6Highest |
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.