Best PlacesSouthington, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Southington ranks 247th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southington
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Southington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southington ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of cities
Where Southington ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 9% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,463 a month, better than only 19% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Southington
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,131, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Southington's effective rate of 1.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southington
Southington runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southington.
Who works in Southington, and how
Work in Southington centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Southington
Southington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. The coast is about 34 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Southington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southington, month by month
Southington sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Southington
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 25 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southington
Schools across Southington average an A−, better than 84% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Oshana Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Derynoski Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- South End Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Joseph A. Depaolo Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Middle School Of PlainvilleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Southington High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Plainville High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southington measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Southington against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Southington suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Southington
Is Southington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southington ranks 247th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on civic engagement, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $385,084. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $135,131 median income, cost of living beats 91% of cities.
Is Southington safe?
Yes, Southington is safer than 82% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Southington?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 21. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of cities.
Is Southington good for families?
Schools beat 84% of cities, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $1,463 a month.
Compare Southington with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southington represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Southington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southington detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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