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Windsor Locks vs Putnam vs Plainville
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%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Plainville has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Putnam | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
7,120Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Plainville 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%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Putnam and Windsor Locks 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% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville 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% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks 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 |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$84,343±$7kHighest 12% below CT |
| Plainville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville 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 |
$1,147±$43 23% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688 44% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.