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Scituate vs Somers vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($822k median).
Somers has the youngest population (median age 43.1).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Scituate | Somers | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,796Lowest |
10,308 |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 51.7±3.8Highest 33% above U.S. |
43.1±2.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Scituate and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 | $124,549±$27k 54% above U.S. |
$124,705±$15kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
| Somers and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,600±$82kHighest 147% above U.S. |
$395,800±$21kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$721Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,184±$346 16% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,345Highest 168% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 58% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Suffield 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 | #43 of 282 in MA | #66 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Somers School District | Suffield School District |
| High school 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 |
U.S. 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.