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Windsor vs Hartland 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).
Hartland has the most people working from home (22%).
Southington has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Hartland | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
1,840Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
48.8±4.9Highest 19% above CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Hartland 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%±3.4Lowest 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%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Hartland and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
39.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$113,375±$13k 18% above CT |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Southington and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$350,700±$21k 4% below CT |
$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
| Southington and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT |
$1,472±$77Lowest about the CT average |
| Hartland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$5,633 15% below CT |
$6,206Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6 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 | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
35 minHighest 32% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Hartland 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 | — | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Hartland School District | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.