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Plainville vs Washington 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 renters (32.3% rent).
Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k median).
Windsor Locks has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
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 | Washington | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
3,676Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
49.9±5.5Highest 21% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Washington and Plainville 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%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Washington 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% |
26.9%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Washington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
53.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Washington and Plainville 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 |
$101,549±$16kHighest 6% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Washington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,204±$264 19% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Highest 28% below CT |
$4,709 29% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
26.1%±24Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
79%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
26 minHighest 4% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.1%±9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Washington 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 | #17 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Regional School District 12 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Shepaug Valley School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
9.1 |
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.