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Somers vs Bethlehem vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somers has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Bethlehem has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($355k median).
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 | Somers | Bethlehem | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,308Highest |
3,423Lowest |
9,458 |
| Median age | 43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
| Bethlehem and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest 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+ | 19.7%±2.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±3.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest 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±$15k 30% above CT |
$108,929±$16kLowest 14% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% 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 | $395,800±$21k 8% above CT |
$410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below 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±$346 20% below CT |
$1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$5,932Lowest 11% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest 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% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% CT: 66.5% |
70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
13.9%±5 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest 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 | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Somers School District | Regional School District 14 | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Somers High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
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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.