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Simsbury vs Windsor vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Simsbury | Windsor | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,066 |
29,468Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1 about the CT average |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Windsor and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±8.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Simsbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Simsbury School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Simsbury High School | Windsor High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.2Lowest |
10.3 |
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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.