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Windsor vs Prospect 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).
Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Prospect | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
9,458Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$124,309±$9k 30% above CT |
| Prospect and Southington 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 |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
| Southington and Prospect 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 |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,472±$77Lowest about the CT average |
| Prospect 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 |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$6,206 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Windsor 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9Highest 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Regional School District 16 | 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.