What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainfield has the most people working from home (10%).

Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Plainfield	Windham
People
Population	15,141Lowest	23,961Highest
Median age	37±4.5Highest 10% below CT	33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT
	Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.6%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%	14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Plainfield and Windham 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%	22.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,993±$8kHighest 20% below CT	$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$272,100±$16kHighest 26% below CT	$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT	$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT
	Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT	$4,633Highest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windham 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%	20.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	24 minLowest 8% below CT
Work from home	10%±4Highest CT: 16%	6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Plainfield and Windham 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	#143 of 149 in CT
School district	Plainfield School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town	Plainfield High School	Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Highest	9.8Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.