What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).

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	Prospect	Somers
People
Population	9,458Lowest	10,308Highest
Median age	46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT
	Prospect and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%	21.1%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Prospect and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	19.7%±2.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Prospect and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.8%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Somers and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT	$124,705±$15kLowest 30% above CT
	Prospect and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT	$395,800±$21kHighest 8% above CT
	Somers and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT	$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT
	Prospect and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,504Highest about the CT average	$6,456Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Somers and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Highest CT: 10%	2.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	87.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	28 minHighest 4% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
	Somers and Prospect 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	#50 of 149 in CT	#66 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Somers School District
High school in town	None in town	Somers High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	7.7
On TownTapestry
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.