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Plainfield vs Winchester 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).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Winchester | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
10,284Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Winchester and Windsor 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% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor 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% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest 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±$8k 20% below CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,780 28% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Winchester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1970 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%±4 CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Northwestern Regional High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
9.7Lowest |
10.2 |
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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.