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Windsor Locks vs Plainfield vs East Hampton
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%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
East Hampton has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Plainfield | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
15,141Highest |
12,925 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.6±3.7Highest 6% above CT |
| East Hampton 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% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Hampton 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton 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% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield 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 |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$349,000±$14kHighest 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,393±$150 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and East Hampton 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 |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$6,681Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East Hampton 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and East Hampton 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 | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Plainfield School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Plainfield High School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.3 |
11.3Highest |
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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.