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Meriden vs Danielson vs Southington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meriden has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Meriden | Danielson | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,545Highest |
4,209Lowest |
43,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.9±1.3 5% below CT |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
45±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Meriden and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% CT: 42.5% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,253±$4k 26% below CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,200±$7k 34% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$72 13% below CT |
$1,235±$194Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,129 23% below CT |
$4,009Lowest 40% below CT |
$6,206Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±4.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1 CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Meriden and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1% CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±1.6 CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 149 in CT | — | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Meriden School District | — | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Francis T. Maloney High School | — | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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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.