What stands out worked out from the figures below

South Windsor has the most people working from home (27.5%).

Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	South Windsor	Plainville
People
Population	26,907Highest	17,551Lowest
Median age	41.2±1.3Lowest about the CT average	44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT
Kids under 18	23.4%±2Highest CT: 20.2%	15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.8%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Plainville and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	30%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.1%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainville and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$144,961±$10kHighest 51% above CT	$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$375,100±$12kHighest about the CT average	$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,864±$214Highest 25% above CT	$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,888Highest 19% above CT	$4,798Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	49.9%±10.7Highest CT: 52.6%	40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	South Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Lowest CT: 10%	6.5%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 13% below CT	21 minLowest 20% below CT
Work from home	27.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#40 of 149 in CT	#89 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · South Windsor School District	Judicial Centers · Plainville School District
High school in town	South Windsor High School	Plainville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4	11.4
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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.