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Windsor vs Ledyard 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%).
Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
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 | Ledyard | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
15,433Lowest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
37.1±1.4Lowest 10% 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%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest 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% |
40.5% CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Ledyard 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 |
$326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Ledyard 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 |
$1,629±$247 9% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Windsor and Ledyard 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 |
$6,371Highest 4% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
54%±27Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Ledyard 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% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 149 in CT | #99 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Ledyard School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Ledyard High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
11.5Highest |
11.4 |
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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.