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Southington vs Wallingford 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 most people working from home (17.3%).
Wallingford has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Newington has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Wallingford | Newington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,803 |
44,362Highest |
30,896Lowest |
| Median age | 45±1.4 9% above CT |
42.6±1.8Lowest 4% above CT |
45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
| Newington and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Wallingford and Southington 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% |
21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
40%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
6%±1Lowest 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 |
$104,773±$5k 9% above CT |
$102,884±$6kLowest 7% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
$353,100±$8k 4% below CT |
$310,400±$9kLowest 15% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,472±$77 about the CT average |
$1,374±$84Lowest 8% 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 |
$5,963Lowest 10% below CT |
$6,321Highest 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±8.9 CT: 52.6% |
40.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Southington and Wallingford 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% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
6.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
78.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
13.3%±2Lowest 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 | #108 of 149 in CT | #87 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Southington School District | Wallingford School District | Newington School District |
| High school in town | Southington High School | Lyman Hall High School | Newington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
10.5Lowest |
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.