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Windsor Locks vs Ledyard vs Plainfield vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Plainfield has the most renters (26.4% 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 | Ledyard | Plainfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
15,433Highest |
15,141 |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
37.1±1.4 10% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Ledyard and Windsor Locks 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 |
$6,371Highest 4% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
54%±27 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #99 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Ledyard School District | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Ledyard High School | Plainfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
10.3 |
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| 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.