What stands out worked out from the figures below

Somers has the most kids (21.1% under 18).

Bethlehem has the most renters (29.8% rent).

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	Somers	Bethlehem
People
Population	10,308Highest	3,423Lowest
Median age	43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT	51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT
	Bethlehem and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%	16.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Somers and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±2.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Bethlehem and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	39.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±3.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bethlehem and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT	$108,929±$16kLowest 14% above CT
	Somers and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,800±$21kLowest 8% above CT	$410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT
	Bethlehem and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,184±$346Highest 20% below CT	$1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT
	Somers and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,456Highest about the CT average	$5,932Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±13.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Bethlehem and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.7%Lowest CT: 10%	10.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	13.9%±5Lowest CT: 16%
	Somers and Bethlehem 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	#66 of 149 in CT	#82 of 149 in CT
School district	Somers School District	Regional School District 14
High school in town	Somers High School	None in town
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.