Compare towns
Quinebaug vs Windsor Locks vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Windsor Locks has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% 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 | Quinebaug | Windsor Locks | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,193Lowest |
12,579 |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest 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 | $105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Quinebaug and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% 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 | — | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% 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 | $3,703 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 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 | 1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the CT average |
22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.