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Thomaston vs Windsor Locks vs Plainville vs Somers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Somers has the most expensive homes ($396k 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.
| Measure | Thomaston | Windsor Locks | Plainville | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,492Lowest |
12,579 |
17,551Highest |
10,308 |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
| Plainville and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest 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 | $103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
| Somers and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,184±$346 20% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915 11% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Somers 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | Windsor Locks School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | Windsor Locks High School | Plainville High School | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
8.9 |
11.4Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.