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Plainfield vs Windham vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Windham | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
23,961Highest |
9,458Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5 10% below CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Windham 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% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.7% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Prospect 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.