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Southington vs Windsor Locks vs Bristol
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).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Bristol has the most renters (35.1% rent).
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 | Windsor Locks | Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,803 |
12,579Lowest |
61,462Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
37.9±1.5Lowest 8% below CT |
| Southington and Windsor Locks 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Bristol 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Southington and Windsor Locks 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Southington and Windsor Locks 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 |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$79,076±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$277,800±$8k 24% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,472±$77Highest about the CT average |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,338±$45Lowest 10% below CT |
| Southington and Windsor Locks 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,449 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.5%±5.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bristol 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% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
10.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
64.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±2.9 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
11.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Southington 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #115 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Southington School District | Windsor Locks School District | Bristol School District |
| High school in town | Southington High School | Windsor Locks High School | Bristol Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
8.9Lowest |
14.0Highest |
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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.