Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Southington grades B+ overall, ranked 65th of 151 in Connecticut, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $124K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 88% of the country. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 68% of Connecticut towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $443K for a typical one and 4.7 times the Hartford metro’s $95K median household income. Southington’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both Connecticut’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Its National Register listings include Lake Compounce Carousel and Meriden Avenue-Oakland Road Historic District.
Where Southington beats most towns.
Its 39 National Register listings are more than in 97% of Connecticut towns with a listing.
Census counts: 2,681 in 1820, 43,501 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1760 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Southington is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Southington. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
15 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
21 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
38 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
33 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandLake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Southington.
Southington is safe by national standards but not by Connecticut’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Connecticut; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
In the comparison, Southington comes below the Connecticut town median (14%) but above the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 69 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. Crescent Lake Park, at 218 acres with 7.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands | 20.8 mi | 1,095 |
| 2. Crescent Lake Park | 7.8 mi | 218 |
| 3. Panthorn Park | 3.3 mi | 104 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Southington School District. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Depaolo Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 671 | B |
| Southington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,905 | B+ |
| Urbin T. Kelley SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 301 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 52% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Connecticut is no health insurance: 6.1% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10% statewide.
83% of adults had a checkup this year in Southington. Southington beats the Connecticut average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults have obesity in Southington.
| Southington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Southington | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Southington has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Southington for work: only 17% work in town. Since 2013, Southington has added 3,123 jobs, to 17,185 in 2023. 4.9% of Southington residents live below the poverty line.
| Southington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 17% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Connecticut average. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut. Southington’s median age is 45 years.
| Southington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 45 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.5, men 44.6.
| Southington | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.1% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
72 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Southington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 17 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 63% of Connecticut’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 896 to 484 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Southington is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Southington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Southington | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,472 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 81% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Southington
About 6 of every 100 Southington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
39 places in Southington on the National Register of Historic Places.
26 notable people were born in Southington.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Southington ( SUH-thing-tən) is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 43,501. Southington contains the villages of Marion, Milldale, and Plantsville.
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7 towns share a border with Southington.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southington | #65 | B+ | C | B− | B+ | A |
| Cheshire | #6 | A+ | C− | A | A | A+ |
| Berlin | #72 | B+ | C− | B− | B | A |
| Bristol | #124 | C | D− | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Wolcott | #46 | A− | D | A+ | B− | A |
| Meriden | #140 | D | D | C+ | C− | C+ |
| New Britain | #149 | D− | D− | C− | D− | C− |
| Plainville | #87 | B | B− | B− | C+ | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Southington grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #65 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
26 notable people were born here, including Edward Robinson and Lisa Robin Kelly.
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