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Windsor vs Chaplin vs Plainville vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
North Haven has the most expensive homes ($393k 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 | Chaplin | Plainville | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
2,070Lowest |
17,551 |
24,336 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
| North Haven and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven and Chaplin 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% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin 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±$8k 9% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
| North Haven 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 |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$6,964Highest 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10Highest CT: 52.6% |
| North Haven 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% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT | #84 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Parish Hill High School | Plainville High School | North Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
7.5Lowest |
11.4Highest |
11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.