Compare towns
Simsbury vs Windsor Locks vs Plainfield vs Bloomfield
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 highest household income ($158k).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Bloomfield has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
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 | Simsbury | Windsor Locks | Plainfield | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 25,066Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,141 |
21,754 |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1 about the CT average |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield 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 | $157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,881±$175 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±8.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield 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% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
5.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Simsbury School District | Windsor Locks School District | Plainfield School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Simsbury High School | Windsor Locks High School | Plainfield High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
8.9Lowest |
10.3 |
10.1 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.