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Windham vs Scotland vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Scotland has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Windham | Scotland | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
1,599Lowest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
44.7±5Highest 9% above CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Scotland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Scotland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% CT: 42.5% |
33.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±4 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$99,881±$12kHighest 4% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$294,100±$20kHighest 20% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Scotland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,188±$468 20% below CT |
$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
| Plainfield and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$6,175Highest 7% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
33 minHighest 24% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
11.5%±6.2Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Scotland and Plainfield 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Scotland School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.