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Windsor Locks vs Bloomfield 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 most kids (18.6% under 18).
Bloomfield has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Bloomfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
21,754Highest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville 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% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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 |
$98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$286,900±$11kHighest 22% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
23 minHighest 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.1 |
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.