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Prospect vs Somers vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
Somers has the youngest population (median age 43.1).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Prospect | Somers | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Lowest |
10,308 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield 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%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Somers 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±$15k 30% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% 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±$21k 8% above CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Somers 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 |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Prospect and Suffield 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 |
$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% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Somers 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 | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Somers School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Somers High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.