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Windsor Locks vs Chaplin vs Plainfield vs Windsor
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1961).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($305k median).
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 | Chaplin | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
2,070Lowest |
15,141 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin 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±$13k 15% below CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor and Chaplin 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 |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Windsor and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% 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 |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Plainfield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Parish Hill High School | Plainfield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
7.5Lowest |
10.3Highest |
10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.