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Windsor vs Ansonia vs Plainfield
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 most people working from home (16.1%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Ansonia | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
19,033 |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest 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% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia 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±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Windsor and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
12.2Highest |
10.3 |
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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.