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Windsor vs East Windsor 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 homeowners (82.4%).
East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).
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 | East Windsor | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
11,213Lowest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| East Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
15.9%±3.6Lowest 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%±2 CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| East Windsor 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% |
41.1% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$96,250±$14k about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Windsor and East Windsor 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 |
$277,100±$26k 24% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Windsor and East 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 |
$1,459±$145 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,873 27% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
30.4%±13.8Lowest 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% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 15% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| East Windsor 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 | #129 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | East Windsor School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | East Windsor High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
9.6Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.