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Windsor Locks vs Providence vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Providence has the most renters (58.6% 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 | Providence | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
191,767Highest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
32.8±0.5Lowest 16% below U.S. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Providence 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
14.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
$68,119±$3kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$362,200±$8kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,408±$42Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Providence 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 18% above U.S. |
$4,418Highest 42% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48%±2.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
41.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Providence 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 | #36 of 38 in RI | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | MET Career and Tech · Urban Collaborative | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Classical High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
17.2Highest |
10.3 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.