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Windsor vs Andover vs Plainfield vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Andover has the highest household income ($135k).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Windsor | Andover | Plainfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
3,152Lowest |
15,141 |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Andover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$6,554Highest about the CT average |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #43 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Andover School District | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Plainfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
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| 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.