What stands out worked out from the figures below

Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).

Clinton has the oldest population (median age 50.5).

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	Southington	Clinton
People
Population	43,803Highest	13,377Lowest
Median age	45±1.4Lowest 9% above CT	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT
Kids under 18	18.7%±1.4Highest CT: 20.2%	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Southington and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21%±1.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Clinton and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	43.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Southington and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,309±$9kLowest 30% above CT	$124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT
	Clinton and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$373,800±$10kLowest about the CT average	$380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT
	Clinton and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT
	Southington and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,206Highest 7% below CT	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.9%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6%	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Southington and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Lowest CT: 10%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	84.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below CT	29 minHighest 10% above CT
Work from home	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#51 of 149 in CT	#81 of 149 in CT
School district	Southington School District	Clinton School District
High school in town	Southington High School	The Morgan School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8Highest	9.7Lowest
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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.