What stands out worked out from the figures below

Southington has the most expensive homes ($374k median).

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k 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.

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

Measure	Southington	Windsor
People
Population	43,803Highest	29,468Lowest
Median age	45±1.4Highest 9% above CT	43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT
	Southington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5%	20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Southington and Windsor 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%	43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Southington and Windsor 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	$104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average	$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,472±$77Lowest about the CT average	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,206Highest 7% below CT	$5,351Lowest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor and Southington 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%	6.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	82.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 9% below CT	21 minLowest 19% below CT
Work from home	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%	16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Southington and Windsor 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	#117 of 149 in CT
School district	Southington School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town	Southington High School	Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8Highest	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.