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Windsor vs Coventry 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%).
Coventry has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Coventry | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
12,326Lowest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Coventry 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% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry 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% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Plainville 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% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest 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±$8k 9% above CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Coventry and Windsor 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 |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$5,284 20% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry 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% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Coventry 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 | #41 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Coventry School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Coventry High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
9.9Lowest |
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.