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Newington vs Franklin vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newington has the most renters (21.8% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Newington | Franklin | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,896Highest |
2,004Lowest |
29,468 |
| Median age | 45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Newington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Newington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Newington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,884±$6kLowest 7% above CT |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Franklin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,400±$9k 15% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
| Franklin and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$107 about the CT average |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Windsor and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,321Highest 5% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±2.1 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±2.3 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Newington 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 | #87 of 149 in CT | — | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Newington School District | Franklin School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Newington High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
— | 10.2Lowest |
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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.