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Windsor Locks vs Norwich 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%).
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Norwich | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
39,973Highest |
15,141 |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
38.5±1.7 6% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 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% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Plainfield 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% |
16.9%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest 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% |
23.1% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,253±$68 16% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,703 29% 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% |
56.2%±7.2 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
53.8%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 |
1957Lowest 10 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 |
24 min 9% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Plainfield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Norwich Free Academy | Plainfield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
14.8Highest |
10.3 |
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.