What stands out worked out from the figures below

Farmington has the most expensive homes ($433k median).

South Windsor has the most people working from home (27.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Farmington	South Windsor
People
Population	27,134Highest	26,907Lowest
Median age	43.5±1.4Highest 6% above CT	41.2±1.3Lowest about the CT average
	Farmington and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.4%±2Highest CT: 20.2%
	South Windsor and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.4%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Farmington and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	68.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	58.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	6.1%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Farmington and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$141,120±$10kLowest 47% above CT	$144,961±$10kHighest 51% above CT
	South Windsor and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$432,700±$14kHighest 18% above CT	$375,100±$12kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,807±$82Lowest 21% above CT	$1,864±$214Highest 25% above CT
	South Windsor and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,771Lowest about the CT average	$7,888Highest 19% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.1%±7.5Highest CT: 52.6%	49.9%±10.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Farmington and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest CT: 10%	4.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	84.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980 13 yrs newer than CT	1980 13 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 10% below CT	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	22.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	27.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16%
	South Windsor and Farmington 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	#12 of 149 in CT	#40 of 149 in CT
School district	Farmington School District	Capitol Region Education Council · South Windsor School District
High school in town	Farmington High School	South Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	11.4Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.