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Plainville vs Salisbury 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
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($764k median).
Windsor Locks has the most homeowners (77.1%).
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 | Plainville | Salisbury | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
4,224Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
44.2±9.9 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Plainville and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±6.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Salisbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
28.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
58.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville 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 | $84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$124,256±$26kHighest 30% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$763,700±$121kHighest 108% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,846±$736Highest 24% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Salisbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$5,125Highest 23% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
23.2%±11.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
4.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
68.2% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below CT |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
28%±8Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Salisbury and Windsor Locks 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | #19 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Salisbury School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 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.