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Windsor Locks vs Danielson 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 most people working from home (17.7%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Danielson | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
4,209Lowest |
15,141 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1 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% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks 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% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
15% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson 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 |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,235±$194 17% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,009 40% 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% |
44.7%±17.1 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | — | Plainfield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Plainfield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
10.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.