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Southington vs Sprague vs Newington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southington has the highest household income ($124k).
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Newington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Southington | Sprague | Newington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,803Highest |
2,962Lowest |
30,896 |
| Median age | 45±1.4Lowest 9% above CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
45.3±1.7 10% above CT |
| Sprague and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Southington and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Newington 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Newington and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
$92,850±$11kLowest 3% below CT |
$102,884±$6k 7% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
$273,500±$17kLowest 25% below CT |
$310,400±$9k 15% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,472±$77 about the CT average |
$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,524±$107Highest about the CT average |
| Newington and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,206 7% below CT |
$4,668Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,321Highest 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.9%±2.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Southington and Newington 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% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
6.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
78.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
14.4%±2.3 CT: 16% |
| Southington 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 | #51 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT | #87 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Southington School District | Sprague School District | Newington School District |
| High school in town | Southington High School | None in town | Newington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 13.9Highest |
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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.