What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Haven has the shortest commute (22 min average).

Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	North Haven	Somers
People
Population	24,336Highest	10,308Lowest
Median age	45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT
	North Haven and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2%	21.1%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	North Haven and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	North Haven and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	North Haven and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT	$124,705±$15kLowest 30% above CT
	North Haven and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$393,200±$15kLowest 7% above CT	$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT
	Somers and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT	$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,964Highest 5% above CT	$6,456Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6%	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.1%Highest CT: 10%	2.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 18% below CT	28 minHighest 4% above CT
Work from home	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
	Somers and North Haven 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	#84 of 149 in CT	#66 of 149 in CT
School district	Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District	Somers School District
High school in town	North Haven High School	Somers High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.0Highest	7.7Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.