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Windsor vs Durham vs Southington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k median).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Southington has the most renters (18.9% 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 | Windsor | Durham | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
7,208Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Durham and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4 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+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6Highest 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+ | 43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1Highest 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 | $104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$124,309±$9k 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$373,800±$10k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,472±$77 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,206 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Regional School District 13 | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
8.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.