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Windsor Locks vs Willington vs Plainfield
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%).
Willington has the most renters (36% rent).
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Willington | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
5,575Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
37.5±7.2 9% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Willington 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% |
12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield 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% |
23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Willington 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% |
33.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$91,114±$12kHighest 5% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Willington 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±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$305,800±$48kHighest 17% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Willington and Plainfield 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 |
$1,357±$116 9% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Willington 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 |
$5,419Highest 18% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Willington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
13%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
64%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.5%±4.7 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Willington 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 | #104 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Willington School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | 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 |
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.