What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).

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.

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

Measure	Prospect	Southington
People
Population	9,458Lowest	43,803Highest
Median age	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT	45±1.4Lowest 9% above CT
	Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	21%±1.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	43.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Southington and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT	$124,309±$9kLowest 30% above CT
	Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average
	Southington and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,472±$77Lowest about the CT average
	Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Highest about the CT average	$6,206Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6%	43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Lowest CT: 10%	4.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974 7 yrs newer than CT	1974 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#50 of 149 in CT	#51 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Southington School District
High school in town	None in town	Southington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	12.8
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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.