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Windsor Locks vs Avon 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 Locks has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
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 Locks | Avon | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
18,946Highest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Avon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Avon and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$9,371Highest 41% above CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Avon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
85.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #31 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Avon High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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.