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Windsor vs Wauregan 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%).
Wauregan has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Wauregan | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
1,049Lowest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +27.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.6%±9.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Wauregan 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% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Plainfield 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% |
18.6% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Plainfield 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 |
$79,545±$18k 17% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Windsor and Wauregan 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 |
$262,700±$15kLowest 28% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,254±$476 16% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Windsor and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±7.6Lowest 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 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.