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Windsor Locks vs Plainfield vs Willimantic 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
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% 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 | Plainfield | Willimantic | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
15,141 |
18,096Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
+0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16kHighest 26% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Plainfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$4,678Highest 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Plainfield School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Plainfield High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.