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Windsor vs Bloomfield 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 kids (19.2% under 18).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k 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 | Windsor | Bloomfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
21,754 |
17,551Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest 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%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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 |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
23 minHighest 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield 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 | #139 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
10.1Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.