What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newington has the most renters (21.8% rent).

Windsor has the most kids (19.2% 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.

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

Measure	Newington	Windsor
People
Population	30,896Highest	29,468Lowest
Median age	45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT	43.7±1.9Lowest 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%	19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor and Newington 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%	20%±2Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	43.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.3Lowest 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	$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT
	Windsor and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$310,400±$9kHighest 15% below CT	$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT
	Newington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,524±$107Lowest about the CT average	$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	$5,351Lowest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40.9%±2.1Lowest 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%	6.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	78.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	82.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 min 19% below CT	21 min 19% below CT
Work from home	14.4%±2.3Lowest 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	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town	Newington High School	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

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.