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Windsor vs Baltic vs Plainville
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%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Plainville has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Baltic | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
1,157Lowest |
17,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Plainville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Windsor 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% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville 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 |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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| 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.