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Windsor vs Suffield 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).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
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 | Suffield | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
15,702Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
| Southington and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Southington and Suffield 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$373,800±$10k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,472±$77 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$6,206 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Suffield High School | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
10.9 |
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.