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Windsor vs Norwich 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 people working from home (16.1%).
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
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 | Norwich | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
39,973Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
38.5±1.7 6% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Norwich 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% |
23.1% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,253±$68 16% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,703 29% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Norwich and Windsor 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% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Plainfield 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Norwich Free Academy | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
14.8Highest |
10.3 |
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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.