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Windsor vs Voluntown 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).
Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Voluntown | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
2,604Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest 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% |
17.6%±3Lowest 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% |
26.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest 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±$8k 9% above CT |
$101,964±$25kLowest 6% above CT |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$356,100±$16k about the CT average |
$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
| Southington and Voluntown 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 |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,472±$77 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$4,955Lowest 25% below CT |
$6,206Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
7.3%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4Lowest 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 | #53 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Voluntown 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.