Compare towns
Plainville vs Windsor Locks vs Windham
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 oldest population (median age 44.3).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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.
| Measure | Plainville | Windsor Locks | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
12,579Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks 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% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kHighest 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windham 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Windsor Locks High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
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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.