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Somers vs Chaplin vs Ellington
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Ellington has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Chaplin | Ellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,308 |
2,070Lowest |
16,455Highest |
| Median age | 43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
40.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ellington and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin 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% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Ellington 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 |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$129,913±$17kHighest 36% above CT |
| Ellington 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±$21kHighest 8% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$366,900±$17k about the CT average |
| Somers and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT |
| Ellington and Chaplin 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 |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,751Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±10.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% CT: 10% |
5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
72.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
31 min 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Ellington and Chaplin 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 | — | #46 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Somers School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Ellington School District |
| High school in town | Somers High School | Parish Hill High School | Ellington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
7.5Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.