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Plainville vs Wethersfield vs Windsor
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).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Wethersfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Lowest |
27,250 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Plainville and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Wethersfield 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,370±$150 8% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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% |
6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 minHighest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Wethersfield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
13.8Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.