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Windsor vs Morris 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).
Morris has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
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 | Morris | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
2,164Lowest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±4.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Morris 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±3Lowest 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 |
$109,191±$25kHighest 14% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Morris 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 |
$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,204±$134 19% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$5,273 21% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Morris and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
6.8%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Morris 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 |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Regional School District 20 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 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.